Historic Wakefield church will be torn down after devastating fireWAKEFIELD — For generations, the First Baptist Church stood at the heart of this town north of Boston, its white steeple rising high above a classic New England common on the shore of Lake Quannapowitt.On Wednesday, just hours after a massive fire ignited by a lightning strike engulfed the 1872 church, residents gathered in disbelief as workers dismantled the charred remains under drizzling skies. One item that survived: a painting of Jesus, virtually unmarked by fire, smoke, or water.https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/24/historic-wakefield-church-will-torn-down-after-lightning-strike-sparks-devastating-fire/v3sQJctGf1VPRzQn9NOI5L/story.html
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