HEAVY FIRE WAS SHOWING ON ARRIVAL IN A 1 STORY WOOD FRAME COMMERCIAL BUILDING WHICH QUICKLY SPREAD TO TWO OTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, AND POSSIBLY A FOUTH BUILDING. THE DESTROYED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WERE ALL CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE BLOCK ALONG EAST GRAND AVE BETWEEN COURTLAND ST AND KINNEY AVE INCLUDING A BAR CALLED 'MOLLY MALONES', A T-SHIRT SHOP, AND A JEWELERY / SOUVENIRE STORE. A SECOND ALARM WAS SOON SOUNDED BRINGING TWO ENGINES, A LADDER, AND A SQUAD FROM SCARBOROUGH FD TO THE SCENE. TWO ENGINES FROM SACO FD WERE SPECIAL CALLED TO ASSIST AT THE FIRE.