Firefighters battle flames to save homes in Lowell, Massachusetts

Firemen, some spraying water on ground covered with debris, few watching by railroad tracks, houses in bg / firemen, water spraying from hoses, ruins cover ground / firemen amid spray and smoke, can make out smokestack and structures / destroyed buildings / furniture by sidewalk, woman going through bureau drawer, men nearby, houses in bg / flames leap from row of alcohol tanks in Westwego, water tower atop building and smoke streaming from smokestack in bg, can see water sprays / sprays on tanks / Note: exact day not known