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This image intrigues me, mostly due to the inscription on the fire truck. (And I'm assuming it's not a clever fake.)

Can any of my northern cohorts shed some light on this? If it's the Bangor I know, there's not enough context for me to recognize which streetcorner this is...

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CBS News story (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/16/winter/main593823.shtml)

--Kynn

Here's the address (http://www.talkingproud.us/Culture011804.html):

A traffic light at the corner of Main and Water Streets in Bangor, Maine, Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, caked with ice and snow after the building behind it was fully involved in a fire. The historic building, which housed a Masonic lodge, and three other businesses, was reported on fire at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. Firefighters battled sub-zero temperatures and wind chill and were still on the scene Friday. Photo credit: Michael C. York, AP

And a detailed story about the fire and destruction of the Masonic lodge (http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?sectionId=45&id=24704).

--Kynn

What really intrigues me is how you came across this photo, posted by a Russian LJ user. Someone whose journal you check infrequently? Friend-of-friends list? Someone pointed it out to you?

One user on that page commented it was (like?) a still from the film "The Day After Tomorrow."

And it's another victim of winter. If I remember correctly, they eventually determined it was caused by the furnace, which had overheated after working full-blast to keep up with the polar temps.

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