Heavily charred wood makes up most of what remains of the home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams after a fire quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
Paul and Vanessa Mazzantini field phone calls and work out their next steps at a neighbor’s house, the day after a fire destroyed their home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams on Thanksgiving Day.
Paul and Vanessa Mazzantini field phone calls and work out their next steps at a neighbor’s house, the day after a fire destroyed their home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams on Thanksgiving day.
Paul Mazzantini tiredly rubs his eyes with soot-stained hands as he and his wife Vanessa field phone calls and work out their next steps at a neighbor’s house, the day after a fire destroyed their home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams on Thanksgiving day.
John Perez shows a picture that he took as fire crews fought to knock down a massive fire at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams, directly across from Perez’s home on Thanksgiving morning.
Neighbor Richard Barlow explains how far up the street fire crews needed to go to reach a fire hydrant when a fire engulfed the multi-family home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams on Thanksgiving morning.
John Perez recounts the events of Thanksgiving morning when the home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams, directly across the street from where he lives, was quickly engulfed in flames and destroyed.
Heavily charred wood makes up most of what remains of the home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams after a fire quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
A few personal items like sneakers can be seen amongst the rubble the day after a fire at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
Heavily charred wood and metal makes up most of what remains of the home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams after a fire quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
Heavily charred wood makes up most of what remains of the home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams after a fire quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
A charred pumpkin remains amid the rubble after a fire quickly engulfed the multi-family residence at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams on Thanksgiving morning.
Heavily charred wood and metal makes up most of what remains of the home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams after a fire quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
A fire at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
The remains of the home at 16-18 Richmond St. in Adams are scattered around the property after a fire quickly engulfed the multi-family residence on Thanksgiving morning.
Stephanie Zollshan
Photojournalist
Stephanie Zollshan has been a photojournalist for The Berkshire Eagle since 2011. She is a Boston University graduate whose work has been featured in publications around the world. Stephanie can be reached at szollshan@berkshireeagle.com.
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Six people were displaced when a fire engulfed a century-old Adams home on Thanksgiving morning. In the day since they lost everything, owners Vanessa and Paul Mazzantini said they've been overcome by the support of their community.
