BOLTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A three-alarm fire torched part of a massive farmhouse in Bolton on Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters responding to a reported structure fire at 49 Sawyer Road about 3 p.m. found flames shooting from the roof and heavy smoke pouring into the air.
Although crews were able to knock down the fire after about an hour, an entire section of the side of the house was completely burned out.
The family dog died in the fire and the homeowners weren’t home at the time.
The building on Schultz Farm has been in the family for more than 100 years
“I think it’s just terrible,” neighbor Mark Dickstein said. “I haven’t seen how much the house is burnt, but the house goes back maybe to the Revolutionary War or at least hundreds of years. Shame.”
There was no immediate word on what caused the fire.
Firefighters say they expect the building can be repaired.
One firefighter said, “The farmhouse original just seems to be some heat and smoke damage at this point.”
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