Mary Dolman rode the school bus to her home off Wolf Hill Road on the west side of Scoville’s pond. Mary, overweight, awkwardly exited the bus across from the street that led to her house. As she stepped off the bus, she heard a crash to her north and soon after saw smoke rise into the clear blue sky. The bus driver waited to leave until she crossed the Wolf Hill Road and began walking up the street leading to her house.

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