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COMING UP WE TALK ABOUT THE EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES TO COME. JAMIE: GOOD TO BE WITH YOU. AS YOU CAN SEE, A MASSIVE FIRE IN THE TOWN OF NORTHWOOD MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR FIREFIGHTERS. HELP CAME IN FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS TO HELP WITH THE BLAZE. >> WELL, SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. IT WAS AN INTENSE BATTLE FOR FIREF FIREFIGHTERS. RAGING FLAMES LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT SKY OVER NORTHWOOD AS A FAST-MOVING FIRE CONSUMES THE MASONIC HALL ON ROCHESTER ROAD. >> THEY WERE HUGE. THE FLAMES WERE SO TALL, I'VE NEVER SEEN A BIGGER FIRE IN MY LIFE. >> THEY WERE PRETTY HIGH IN THE SKY THERE. IT WAS THE MOST INTENSIVE I'VE SEEN. >> THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WAS INVOLVED. THE FIRE HAD TAKEN HOLD OF THE BUILDING AND IT WAS IN THE ATTIC. JAMIE: IT ALLOWED THE FIRE TO GROW MAKING IT FOR A DIFFICULT BATTLE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AS THEY WORKED TO CONTROL THE STUBBORN FLAMES. >> WE HAVE SEVERAL PUMPERS SENT INTO LAKES AND PONDS TRYING TO DRAFT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF TANKERS AND PUTTING THEM IN WHAT IS CALLED A P PORTA-TANK. JAMIE: HELP CAME FROM IN SURROUNDING TOWNS. >> WE HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES. >> ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS TREATED FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION. AND AN OPEN HOUSE WAS PLANNED FOR NEXT MONTH. >> IT'S PRETTY SAD IN TOWN. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL OLD BUILDING INSIDE. >> THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE WILL PROCESS THIS SCENE TO TRY

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