Fire officials: It could be days before Grimes Mill fire cause determined
Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post The fire continues to burn Thursday in the core of Grimes Mill. A five-alarm fire consumed the 117-year-old structure Wednesday night.
Shavonne Potts/Salisbury Post Flames reignite Thursday morning nearly 12 hours after the fire started.
Some of the brick walls are still standing after a overnight fire destroyed the 117-year-old Grimes Mill in Salisbury. When firefighters arrived, the building was fully envolved in fire. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.
A Historic Salisbury Foundation marker stands undamaged is contrasted against the pile of rubble of the former Grimes Mill in Salisbury. A five alarm fire consumed the 117-year-old historic structure on Wednesday night and into Thursday. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.
A South Salisbury firefighter steers an investigator over the burned out remains of the Historic Grime Mill for an overhead view. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.
On late Thursday afternoon, the fire that destroyed the Historic Grime Mill had ceased enough for investigators to use a aerial ladder truck to peer into the burned out remains. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.
Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post Salisbury Fire Chief Bob Parnell details firefighters’ efforts. At right, a piece of milling equipment can be seen through a window.
Mary James, a member of the board of trustees for the Historic Salisbury Foundation, said, ‘The loss of all of that is just sad for us.’
Flames reignite Thursday morning more than 10 hours after a fire at Grimes Mill at North Church Street. Photo by Shavonne Potts/Salisbury Post
The brick walls of the Grimes Mill stand among the rubble of the remains of the historic mill. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.
Fire still burns in the core of the Historic Grimes Mills on North Church Street in Salisbury. Firefighters responding to fire call arrived to find the building fully envolved by flames. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.
North Church Street remains closed to traffic by the Historic Grimes Mill on Thursday. A fire destroyed the 117-year-old historic building. Photo by Jon C. Lakey, Salisbury Post.
