--- In aerobekisjoeperryarea@y..., "elvira0712" <elvira0712@h...>
wrote:
> Fire Destroys Home of Aerosmith Bassist
> (article from The Boston Herald, May 13, by Jessica Heslam)
>
> A roaring fire destroyed the Cape Cod summer home of Aerosmith
> bassist Tom Hamilton, who yesterday stopped by the charred remains
of
> the house he was in the midst of renovating.
>
> ``It was a blazing inferno. Only two chimneys are left standing.
> Tom's doing all right. As he said, `It hasn't sunk in yet. I'm just
> numb,' '' said one of Hamilton's West Barnstable neighbors who
wanted
> to remain anonymous.
> thanx so much elvira for postin the press release and the update I
am so glad that no one was at the house and that no one was hurt it
is sad to think that someone would set toms house on fire he is such
a nice guy I wish you and your family the best tom God bless
> No one was in Hamilton's secluded home on Packet Landing Road when
> the 3-alarm blaze was spotted about 6:45 p.m. Neighbors said the
> quick-spreading fire was out-of-control and reduced the old-style
> Cape to ruins in about two hours.
>
> Authorities are investigating whether there is any connection
between
> that fire and a barn fire that began about 15 minutes later less
than
> a mile from the rock star's home. Investigators yesterday were
> probing the cause of the fires, which caused a combined $500,000 in
> damages. Scores of firefighters snuffed out both fires by 11 p.m.
One
> firefighter was treated for minor injuries.
>
> State and local police used accelerant-sniffing canines to comb
> through the charred rubble at the two locations yesterday. State
Fire
> Marshal Stephen Coan said, ``There is no preliminary cause for
either
> fire at this time.''
>
> As fire swept through the barn Saturday, civilians led out about a
> half-dozen horses.
>
> Hamilton's neighbor told police about a suspicious-looking vehicle
> that pulled into her driveway about 10 minutes before the fire
> started at Hamilton's home.
>
> ``I really think it was set. Police are questioning someone,'' said
> the neighbor. ``It was a lovely house. He's a wonderful man and a
> wonderful neighbor.''
>
> Hamilton, who lives in Newton with his wife and two children, had
> moved all the furniture out of his summer digs while building an
> addition twice the size of the original house, neighbors said.
>
> Hamilton, who has owned the home for about 10 years, was described
> yesterday as a low-key, good neighbor.
>
> ``Everybody knows him. Everybody likes him,'' said another
neighbor.
> ``Everyone thinks it was set.''
>
>
> as always courtesy of daniel @ http://www.theaerohaven.com