Welcome to the Fireground photos page, this page will be updated as fires happen on the North Shore. This update, we have some photos taken at a 3 alarm fire in downtown Beverly. Unfortunately I only had my digital camera on hand at the time so the resolution of these photos isn't quite as good as I'd like.

The incident: Engine 1 and 5, Ladder 1 and Car 2 responded to a report of a house fire on Railroad Ave. in downtown Beverly. Upon arrival crews attempted to make an interior attack against what seemed to be a fire electrical in origin. When trying to attack the the seat of the fire four Beverly firefighters were blown back and down the stairs by a backdraft which blew out the back porch and front wall of the house. Crews evacuated and went into a defensive mode. All occupants made it out of the house safely prior to the F.D.'S arrival. Beverly Engine 3 responded for the working fire, and the subsequent second and third alarms brought Peabody Engine 1, Hamilton Engine 503, Danvers Engine 3, Lynn Engine 9 and Wenham Ladder 405 to the scene to aid Beverly firefighters in the defensive attack. In the end, th house was a complete lose suffering from critical structural damage. No firefighters or civilians were injured.

Here's the front of the burned ot structure, unseen in this photo heavy fire still burns in the B-C corner and the C-D corner of the building.

Firefighters ascend Engine 5's ladder to get a better look at where the fire still burns.

Now that the heaviest fire has beem located, 5's crew attacks it with their ladder pipe.

Hamilton Egnine 3 (503) a 76's Warner/Swasey/Howe at the scene on Railroad Ave.

Wenham firefighter reposition their aerial to hit the heavy fire still burning in the rear of the house.

Peabody Engine 1's 1999 E-One supplies Wenham's ladder pipe.

Later in the day additonal Beverly firefighters were called to duty to staff reserve Engines 2 and 4, Engine 2's 1986 Ford/E-One is pictured here just after it pulled up on scene to take over for mutual aid companies

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