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Boatyard suffers major fire

Feb 2 2010

More than 100 firefighters from Fairfields, Callao, Kilmarnock, White Stone, Upper Lancaster, Richmond County and Cople District volunteer fire departments were called. The fire started about 2:30 p.m., according to neighbors.

A building complex used for boat construction and repair was fully involved when the first trucks arrived from Fairfields VFD shortly before 3 p.m. Thick black smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away.

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