As if there hasn’t been enough drama around Morses Pond of late, a neighbor noticed a fire on one of the pond’s islands on Friday at about 8:20pm and that set off an aquatic rescue mission.
Michelle Jacobs reports that she and her husband were socially distancing with neighbors Friday night when they saw the flames. They called the police and a friend who lives on the other side of the pond. That friend’s husband and 4 other neighbors then kayaked to the island to put out the fire.
“They truly saved the island,” Jacobs says.
The Wellesley Fire Department responded as well to what Deputy Chief Jeff Peterson referred to as a small brush fire: “It was a little more challenging as it required us to use our boat to get firefighters over to the island with equipment to extinguish the fire. No cause was found.”
No cause was found? I’ve been hearing kids partying out there recently. I’m fairly sure that they started a fire, and either left some hot embers, or they were there and saw the fire getting out of control and fled in fear, rather than calling for help. –
Another place where kids gather and light fires is in the bottom of the gravel pit near the beach side of Morses Pond. I know that young people aren’t the wisest ever, but it really bothers me when they destroy nature.
Maybe I should have called when I heard people partying out there for several days in a row…