mattm Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Just a couple places down Photos I don't think anyone was hurt. It's a bit smoky in here but otherwise we're fine (though there is a river going past the front door). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 every few months this seems to happenlotsa streets closed of in and around booth and somerset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 River indeed. Glad you guys are alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 I smelled something funny on the way to work this morning. It smelled like ashtray in Hull. I thought it was the car or something. When we got across into Ottawa, I saw the lights and the ladders up booth street. I wondered and worried what else is disappearing in Chinatown? This is the 3rd or 4th major fire there in 2 years.Do you guys live on the same block?you should submit a couple of photos to The Sun.DID you witness the fire? Send us your story and / or photos, remember to include your contact information for verification purposes (name, phone, email, etc.) to our online desk at: ottsun.feedback@sunmedia.ca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 DID you witness the fire? Send us your story and / or photos, remember to include your contact information for verification purposes (name, phone, email, etc.) to our online desk at: ottsun.feedback@sunmedia.ca. if interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 whoops, guess i'm too slow....I love that last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 I bet, though, that the e-mail address is reallyottsun.feedback@sunmedia.cawithout the "." at the end of the sentence in the article in which it was printed.(Not meaning to hijack the thread, but did anybody else see the smoke closer to downtown last night? jonyak and I were driving along the River Parkway towards Rideau St. about 6:15pm, and it looked like there was a huge smoke trail drifting South from the Quebec side of the river.)Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 i saw that brad, i thought it was a big fire but couldn't find anything in the media about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveler Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 My friends lived on the top floor of that fire trap. Glad when they moved out last fall. Somerset St. is burning- not a good street to live on at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Thanks Tim....now I'm more scared to be here...lol. Matt and I just moved on this street, about a block down from the fire, in April, right next to where Carribean Flavors used to be (It burned down a month before we moved in) I'm feeling less and less inclined to want to be here and with a new baby coming in 2 months, I'm considering finding a new place that's not so old and is less of a fire hazard. I hate worrying about this stuff but it's better to be safe then sorry I guess. Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 China town is a fucking fire trap. Bad moojoo. Yes - move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 updates.Everyone make sure you've got your fire alarms set up with batteries. I believe we are guilty of a dead battery in one of ours. Gotta get some batteries today. Derick Wicks said he lost four handmade guitars and about 300 songs. His favourite Gibson Les Paul electric guitar had just been fixed."And it had a Stratocaster neck. It was pretty sweet guitar. I had just had it fixed for my birthday (last month)," said Wicks, 26, who rushed his wife and five-month-old son out of their apartment at 801 Somerset St. to safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 photosI can't believe that big building we drive by almost everyday is just gone. fuck fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Is the one on the corner gone now too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 (edited) i don't think so, the roof's a bit caved i thoughwouldn't be surprised if they knock it down now Edited August 17, 2007 by Guest still wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 along with smoke detectors / fire alarms, a very good reminder to get insured! it may seem expensive if you're very low-income, but it's worth every penny if something like this were to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 A recent study showed that having a smoke free home reduces fire risk by shitloads. So if you don't want to quit, do not allow smoking ANYTHING inside your house/apartment ever.Also, spend 20 bucks and get a fire extinguisher to keep near your stove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 "Police interviewed 290 Booth St. resident Paul Piche, 54, who told them there was a strange man on the roof in recent days. "He's the same guy I stopped from lighting a bucket on fire (last year)," said Piche."Thats awesome. Be even more awesome when he dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 where did he stop the guy from lighting a bucket of fire and if he can remember the same strange guy from last year, he should be able to finger him. How did he see this same strange man on the roof? Why did he not report a guy lighting fires last year in Chinatown?I'm sure they're questioning Paul Piche alot here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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