Story by NICK GARBACIK
Captain, Berlin Volunteer Fire Department

Photos by BRIAN GLADDEN
Barre Town Ambulance Service

This is the scene Berlin, Vermont firefighters were faced with upon arrival on Wednesday, August 28th, 2002.

The garage served as a maintenance and storage shop for a Backhoe, a farm tractor, two garden tractors, an industrial air compressor, and was heated by a hot air furnace.

Mutual aid companies included:

• Montpelier,
  
• Middlesex,
  
• East Montpelier,
  
• Williamstown,
  
• Northfield, and
  
• Barre Town.