Getting very close

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About 7:45 p.m., the fire had reached the edge of town. Enormous 20 to 25 foot high flames could be seen near the high school and cemetery by many residents along the corner of Beacon Street and Sumner Avenue, where there are many vintage woodframe and stucco homes.

‘This is it,’ said resident Terri Hernandez. ‘It’s on its way now.’