Image courtesy WBZ via FOX MATTAPOISETT, Mass. - A huge fire at a Massachusetts marina left several boats and vehicles burned-out shells Friday and produced a plume of black smoke so thick it was picked up by weather radar.Aerial video taken by WCVB-TV showed much of the boatyard in Mattapoisett engulfed in flames Friday afternoon, destroying a number of boats, vehicles and buildings.
Firefighters from around the region, including from as far away as Providence, Rhode Island about 30 miles away, responded to the blaze.People who picked up the phones at the Mattapoisett fire and police departments said no one was available to comment.
It was unclear if anyone was hurt.The cause of blaze is currently under investigation.The area of the fire was part of a National Weather Service warning Friday of elevated fire risk due to drought and high winds.
It sent a plume of dense black smoke over southeastern Massachusetts that could be seen for miles.Image courtesy WBZ via FOX The Weather Service said on Twitter that its radar had detected "what is most likely a smoke plume" in Mattapoisett.Mattapoisett resident Richard Walker, 72, was heading out on a motorcycle ride when he spotted the thick black smoke.He drove down to the town beach and shot a brief video.