121616 Boynton Fire (MA)

Firefighter/paramedics battle a blaze at the historic Boynton House, 307 N. Main Street, on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 in Sycamore. Home owner Dave Waters said that no one was home during the fire, but at least one of his three cats was saved from the fire. Waters was at work at his Cortland store, Just Parts, when he received a call from his alarm company alerting him of the fire. Waters was considering putting the house on the real estate market on Thursday and was having work done on the house. He was told that the fire started in the back of the home, where a carpenter's van was parked.

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Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com
Norm Mathisen of Norm's Custom Hardwood Flooring, left, and resident Dave Waters approach the historic Boynton House at 307 N. Main Street as firefighter/paramedics battle the fire on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 in Sycamore. Mathisen was working on basement ceiling tiles at the time of the fire and alerted 911 at approximately 12:45 after returning from lunch. Waters said that no one was home during the fire, but at least one of his three cats was saved from the fire. Waters was at work at his Cortland store, Just Parts, when he received a call from his alarm company alerting him of the fire. Waters was considering putting the house on the real estate market on Thursday and was having work on the house done by Mathisen's business, Norm's Custom Hardwood Flooring. Waters was told that the fire started in the back of the home, where a Mathisen's van was parked.

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