Fire Destroys Popular Bakery, Liquor Store In Lawrence

By CBSBoston.com Staff

March 17, 2023

LAWRENCE - Fire destroyed two businesses in Lawrence early Friday morning.

Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said they got an alarm from Sweet Grace Heavenly Cakes on Essex Street around 4 a.m.

But when they arrived, firefighters found smoke coming from Sweeney's package store next door. The chief said the fire in the liquor store grew so large they had to pull out and fight it from the outside. No one was hurt, but Moriarty said both stores are "total losses."

The fire destroyed Sweeney's package store on Essex Street early Friday/CBS Boston

Daenerys Mazara (right) celebrates with her team at Sweet Grace Heavenly Cakes in Lawrence in October 2022/CBS Boston

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