Back in February I made a post about the old Sparks-Withington factory in Jackson https://www.uer.ca...urrpage=1&pp#post0 So this time I went inside.



The saw-tooth assembly was acquired by some company that occupied the address, before leaving the site




The plant is basically gutted, letting the unusual architectural features stick out


There was this boiler, with an ancient gauge, in some hallway


This light was shining in a way to reflect off of that hanging fluorescent light


I think these big tall open rooms were once boiler rooms, they're right next to the former smokestack


I climbed up a ladder and reached some sort of second floor manipulated into a mazy hallway. It connects to the third floor, which is occupied


EPILOGUE
I eventually found a light that was on in a room, with some spray paint just next to the doorway that said 'do not enter', which is about when I left. I also never stepped into the offices because there was an old sign that said it was alarmed, probably from when it was in use, so I just turned around to be safe.

Up in flames!!
Today the entire wood-and-steel factory caught fire in a colossal mutli-alarm blaze, the largest the city has ever seen. Over eight fire trucks fought the fire as far as I counted.
https://www.wlns.c...urning-in-jackson/

The fire has been put out, and as I can see, the entire complex was eviscerated. The ornate three-story-building is but a pile of rubble now.

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Do we know what started the fire?