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Massive Fire Devours Lee Lumber Yard
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Photo courtesy of Jennifer Krause
Firefighters from all over the county helped to extinguish the fire.
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The blaze began sometime before 8 p.m., consuming one of the main storage buildings in a huge ball of fire and sending smoke pluming over the town. It took nearly two hours to bring it under control.
Fire Chief Alan Sparks said it was not yet known how the fire began. He confirmed there were six or seven trucks inside the building and several explosions as the vehicles caught fire.
"There was a lot plywood, Sheetrock, different building materials," he said. "I'd say right now they were destroyed."
Firefighters from Lenox, Monterey, Dalton, Lanesborough, Great Barrington and Stockbridge were among those at the scene.
"It's a windy night and a very cold night," Sparks said, adding the wind hampered the containment by fueling the blaze.
Main Street, Route 20, in Lee was closed for hours and traffic detoured. The Department of Public Works sent out sanders as streets around the blaze iced up because of the water from the hoses.
Dresser-Hull has been owned by the Shields family for more than a half-century at 60 Railroad St. It offers a variety of lumber and home improvement supplies and kitchen design center. It's website lists three boom trucks, three box trucks and a number of forklifts and flatbeds for delivery use.
Here are more photos from the scene.
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