Fire destroys landmark seafood business in Boston

by Barry Artiste | May 30, 2008 at 07:57 am | 192 views | 2 comments

An anxious Public await the delicious results

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A 7 alarm fire hit a historic Boston Landmark, the James Hook company a Lobster supplier was devoured by fire earlier this morning.

It may be suggested that Fire and Police with Lobster Bibs and eatin Irons at the ready, looked on with anticipation.

It has been reported no one was injured, though the Boston Coroners with Seafood Crackers were enroute driving what may be a Butter Truck, which may have suffered minor difficulties arriving at the scene, when eager onlookers tried to fill their butter dishes as it passed by. It can only be described as a event of Delicious Proportions.

By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff

A landmark wholesale and retail seafood business on Boston's waterfront was destroyed early this morning by fire, its wood and corrugated metal buildings going up in flames so fast that firefighters stationed across the street immediately called for reinforcements as they began trying to quell the blaze.

The fire at James Hook & Co. had likely been smoldering inside the three buildings for some time before erupting in flames at 3:20 a.m., said Steve MacDonald, a spokesman for the Boston Fire Department. A pillar of smoke rose above the towering office buildings in the Financial District, filling the morning air with a burnt odor that could be detected for miles. The blaze devoured 60,000 pounds of lobster, which was valued at up to $9 a pound.