Title:
Cigarette began fire in Seaport
Art work recovered form museum store
Art work recovered form museum store
Author:
Betty J. Cotter - Day Staff Writer
Subjects:
Mystic Seaport Museum
Object ID:
scr-001A-150
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, Ct.
Pubication Date:
Jan 12 1989
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
A fire, presumed to be started by a smoldering cigarette butt in a trash can, blazed through Mystic Seaport museum store, and threatened to destroy valuable paintings, ship models and art work. About 75 firefights from Mystic, Old Mystic, Quiambaug, Poquonnock Bridge and Noank fire companies, responded to the 8:26 a.m. call, battled the blaze, and had it under control by 9:52 a.m. While firefighters worked, Seaport employees shuttled in and out, saving artifacts, and virtually all were saved. There was extensive damage done to the building.
People:
Berluti, Adam
Brownell, Lisa
North, William
Perkins, Richard Sr. (Fire Marshall)
Tetlow, Tom (Deputy Chief)
Brownell, Lisa
North, William
Perkins, Richard Sr. (Fire Marshall)
Tetlow, Tom (Deputy Chief)