Sharon Geroux wipes her brow Monday as she looks at the damage done to her beauty salon following a fire on Aug. 15 on 33 Spring St. in Gardiner. Geroux and her husband, Richard, reflected in the mirror, lived in one of the apartment building's units. Other units were occupied by Sharon's mother, her daughter and grandson, and another family.
Fire heavily damaged this bathroom and living space, shown on Monday, in the apartment building owned by Sharon and Richard Geroux in Gardiner. The fire started in the front of the home before sweeping through the bathroom.
Richard Geroux stands Monday in the kitchen of his 33 Spring St. apartment building that was heavily damaged by fire on Aug. 15. The floor and other parts of the kitchen were covered in soot following the fire.
Sharon Geroux displays a Christmas tree on Monday that she keeps up all year. The ornaments are a total loss due to smoke damage from an Aug. 15 fire at her Spring Street, Gardiner home. She said the ornaments made by her family and customers are irreplaceable.
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