In March 2020, a massive mill complex in Pawtucket, Rhode Island burned down in one of the biggest fires of the past decade.
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The heat from this fire was so intense that the National Weather Service out of Boston detected the heat register on its thermal imaging that night. That means this thing was HOT.
At least 2,000 degrees fahrenheit, which would warp and melt the metals in the the mill. For scale, this is not as hot as the surface of the sun, so you’re welcome for that.
The Conant Thread complex is part of a 50-acre industrial district that dates back to about 1868, when the first of a series of mills was built. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and has been targeted for redevelopment in recent years. This complex had a pretty bright future - most of the abandoned places I visit are hanging in financial and ownership limbo with no clear plans. BUT, this spot was being redeveloped into lofts, artists spaces, and retails storefronts.
I knew I had to go see the remains at this point, since places like this are usually demolished shortly after because of safety concerns.
Mills are pretty common in New England…since it is the home of the industrial revolution. I’ve seen a few abandoned mills like these burn down over the years. For example, here’s another notorious one that burned down in 2011. The city smelled like smoke days later.
But this is the first time I saw the destruction from this point of view…and at this scale. This is a huge complex that went up in flames.
What’s left of these buildings looks like they can fall down at any time - there are heat cracks everywhere. It honestly looks like a war zone…but I think the most eye opening part about this is the the twisted and warped steel and iron that you can see throughout these remains. I mean…that’s a lot of heat for these fires to be putting out.
Again…I can’t give enough credit to the firefighters who handled this - it’s amazing that this was contained only to these abandoned mills. It’s still obviously terrible because of their potential, but this could have been a whole lot worse.
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