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It was a scary morning for a few people in Carlton early Thursday morning. At about 2:45 am, a fire broke out in a 2 story 9 unit apt. building. This apt. bldg is right next door to the Third Base Bar. The "Base" as we call it is the bar that has sponsored my softball, pool and golf teams over the last 15 years. Evidently a couple of women had been drinking and decided to make something to eat. They got in a fight and one of the women left. The other women (the one that lived in the apt.) fell asleep with the food still cooking on the stove. Needless to say that wasn't a wise thing to do. Everyone in the bldg. got out safely but the bldg itself is a total loss. The roof completely collapsed onto the bottom floor. There were a total of 9 fire departments working together to get the fire out. Approx. 12 people have been displaced. Both women have been arrested and charged with negligence. The bar suffered smoke and water damage but is still intact. It's really unfortunate as the guys (Adam and Brandon, the owners) had just put up a new ceiling, remodeled the bathrooms and painted the entire bar. Wed. night they had just hauled in brand new flat screen TV's. It was looking so nice. Thank heavens for insurance. I've added a few pictures to give you an idea of the damage the fire did. .
3 comments:
That's terrible...and right before Christmas.
Lisa
Could Mom see the fire from her place?
At the time the fire was raging, I'm sure Mom was a sleep in her warm little bed. The fire was actually about 3 blocks from Mom's so not too close. She may have been able to see flames if she was up. I heard they were shooting 30'-50' in the air. They did have the main intersection closed for quite a while. Of all the people in the apt., only 1 family had renters insurance. Really sad. The woman who lived there is in jail and charged with negligence. This was not the 1st fire she started by falling asleep while cooking!
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