Fire in my building 4/20
(BTW, I’m OK, and back in my apartment) This is the view when we first came outside. The apartment on fire has a similar layout to my apartment, so I could tell the smoke was coming from the bedroom.
(BTW, I’m OK, and back in my apartment) This is the view when we first came outside. The apartment on fire has a similar layout to my apartment, so I could tell the smoke was coming from the bedroom.
The height of the action. At this point, there was a team of fire fighters with axes and and similar tools standing near me. A few minutes later, the flames were gone, and the team with axes went in. I presume everything in that apartment is utterly destroyed.
At this point, the cops were letting anyone back in who lived on floors 1 to 5. Eventually, they let those of us who live on floors 7 to 9 back in (with the warning that your apartment door might have been kicked in — luckily, I live on the other end of the building, and my door was intact.) And as for the people who on the 6th floor – well, they are out of luck. […]