The wooden rubble is still actively burning some 12 hours after the fires started and after many hours of dousing water on the building. The pews, including a large balcony on three sides of the of the large meeting room were all constructed of wood. The wooden roof, balcony and pews meant there was a large amount of combustible material which continued to burn for hours.
This fireman, Glassford, is photographing the burning rubble through the doorway in the north wall. Hot spots would continually erupt so the fire department would direct water to hold down the flames.
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