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Smoke from the machinery fire at Aggregate Industries in Swampscott billows over Lynn Shore on Wednesday afternoon. (Sheldon Jacobsohn) Purchase this photo

Fire breaks out in Swampscott quarry

Zach Laird

April 23, 2025 by Zach Laird

SWAMPSCOTT  — A fire ignited Wednesday evening in a screener in the quarry on 30 Danvers Road, which was operated by the Holcim Company.

The Fire Department responded to the fire at 6:30 p.m., according to Fire Chief Graham Archer. He said their screener was undergoing modifications by quarry personnel when the fire was ignited.

“Firefighters were presented with an unusual challenge in extinguishing a fire in the seven-story steel structure housing industrial machinery with limited water available,” Archer explained. “Swampscott Fire Captain Michael LeBlanc recounted that the fire showing near the top of the structure on arrival was initially darkened down by the water carried aboard Swampscott’s Big Blue Engine 21, while crews coordinated with quarry personnel to establish a water supply.”

Archer noted that apparatus from Lynn and Marblehead assisted in extinguishing the flames.

There were no reported injuries among the quarry personnel of firefighters, Archer said, though moderate damage was done to the screener. Units were clear of the scene by 8 p.m.

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