- December 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
The blaze gutted the building, which had served as home for decades to several businesses, including a music school, a dance academy, and a recording studio.
In separate interviews Saturday, Bob Brenner, owner of Music Maker Studios, a music school, and Erin Washington, co-owner of the Brookline Academy of Dance, said they had believed they were overcoming the hurdle of the pandemic when the fire struck.
“We were making it work … and then this happens,” Washington said. “It’s like another blow, it’s heartbreaking.”
Brenner and Washington each described going to the scene and watching firefighters battle the blaze.
“They just couldn’t get the fire down; it kept burning,” said Brenner, who praised the firefighters. “I was in shock.”
Firefighting efforts were hindered by the size and design of the building, which was subdivided into several offices and studios, plus thick, black smoke inside the structure, said Alkins. When crews opened…
