House Fire in W. Alton

Lake Lady 6 · 12-24-2011, 09:03 AM

Does anyone have any info as to the cause of a fire that burned a home on Smith Point Rd. in West Alton. No one was living in it and the few neighbors in the area never heard fire equipment arriving. Apparently it happened in the early hours of Friday.
Always sad to hear this type of news especially at holiday time.

Smith Point · 12-26-2011, 08:57 AM

well you got my attention! do you know where on smith point rd? mail box # or google earth push pin?

Lake Lady 6 · 12-26-2011, 09:55 AM

When you drive down the hill it was a maroon cottage on the Vee - family named Connelly.

Smith Point · 12-27-2011, 10:44 AM

Well that’s convenient, that property is for sale. They also bought the Heiligmann’s old house next to the wise owl (tooth acres) and had their dock ripped out! and made the town put up cement pillars on the beach, so there would be no water access to the wise owl. Very inconvenient.

RailroadJoe · 12-27-2011, 02:52 PM

Sounds fishy to me.

Jeanzb1 · 12-28-2011, 10:38 AM

Holey Cow. I know who those owners are. Did it burn to the ground? Anyone see any newspaper articles about it?

Jeanzb1 · 12-29-2011, 04:00 PM

Surely someone must have some more information on this........

upthesaukee · 12-29-2011, 04:19 PM

I have seen nothing in the Citizen, the Daily Sun, and today's Baysider has only a picture of the house while it was fully engulfed (photo on pg 1 lower right corner.).

RLW · 12-29-2011, 04:56 PM

Check out this picture of the burning dwelling.

upthesaukee · 12-29-2011, 10:42 PM

of the Baysider, a photo by Tim Croes shows just an old telephone booth standing next to the rubble of the house. Looks like a total loss, with only ashes remaining.

RLW · 12-30-2011, 08:03 AM

I believe this is the photo by Tim Croes of the Baysider newspaper that Upthesaukee was referring to.

Jeanzb1 · 12-30-2011, 10:42 AM

Hmmmm................house on the market for two years................unoccupied and most contents removed.............in the middle of the night in December.............hmmmmm....................

RailroadJoe · 12-30-2011, 12:05 PM

Here is a [payphone booth for FLL. Maybe there is a phone inside

Still sound fishy to me.

GTO · 12-30-2011, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeanzb1

Hmmmm................house on the market for two years................unoccupied and most contents removed.............in the middle of the night in December.............hmmmmm....................

I recall seeing the owner of the house recently talking with the owner of the Wide open Saloon in the weirs.. (j/K)

12-24-2011, 09:03 AM	#1
Lake Lady 6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	House Fire in W. Alton Does anyone have any info as to the cause of a fire that burned a home on Smith Point Rd. in West Alton. No one was living in it and the few neighbors in the area never heard fire equipment arriving. Apparently it happened in the early hours of Friday. Always sad to hear this type of news especially at holiday time.

12-26-2011, 08:57 AM	#2
Smith Point Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smith Point/ Bangor ME Posts: 193 Thanks: 196 Thanked 35 Times in 18 Posts	hope it's not ours well you got my attention! do you know where on smith point rd? mail box # or google earth push pin?

12-26-2011, 09:55 AM	#3
Lake Lady 6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	House Fire in W. Alton When you drive down the hill it was a maroon cottage on the Vee - family named Connelly.

12-29-2011, 04:00 PM	#7
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 546 Thanks: 614 Thanked 173 Times in 94 Posts	C'mon...... Surely someone must have some more information on this........

12-29-2011, 04:19 PM	#8
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Sorry I have seen nothing in the Citizen, the Daily Sun, and today's Baysider has only a picture of the house while it was fully engulfed (photo on pg 1 lower right corner.). __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

12-27-2011, 10:44 AM	#4
Smith Point Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Smith Point/ Bangor ME Posts: 193 Thanks: 196 Thanked 35 Times in 18 Posts	Well that’s convenient, that property is for sale. They also bought the Heiligmann’s old house next to the wise owl (tooth acres) and had their dock ripped out! and made the town put up cement pillars on the beach, so there would be no water access to the wise owl. Very inconvenient.

12-27-2011, 02:52 PM	#5
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Sounds fishy to me.

12-28-2011, 10:38 AM	#6
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 546 Thanks: 614 Thanked 173 Times in 94 Posts	Holey Cow. I know who those owners are. Did it burn to the ground? Anyone see any newspaper articles about it?

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12-29-2011, 04:56 PM	#9
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Check out this picture of the burning dwelling. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

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12-29-2011, 10:42 PM	#10
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	And on page 4 of the Baysider, a photo by Tim Croes shows just an old telephone booth standing next to the rubble of the house. Looks like a total loss, with only ashes remaining. __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

12-30-2011, 08:03 AM	#11
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	I believe this is the photo by Tim Croes of the Baysider newspaper that Upthesaukee was referring to. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.

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12-30-2011, 10:42 AM	#12
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 546 Thanks: 614 Thanked 173 Times in 94 Posts	Hmmmm................house on the market for two years................unoccupied and most contents removed.............in the middle of the night in December.............hmmmmm....................

12-30-2011, 12:05 PM	#13
RailroadJoe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 620 Thanks: 259 Thanked 158 Times in 100 Posts	Here is a [payphone booth for FLL. Maybe there is a phone inside Still sound fishy to me.