Big fire in Dunedin (17 Aug)

[JimO]

http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x...=Video0004.mp4

[TIBLE_90]

shit, what was burning?

[JimO]

shit, what was burning?

i think it was a antique shop, in a old building, it was going lickty split, dont know who the dumb fuck is thats whistling, must have been on the wireless

[Virago]

shit, what was burning?

An old shop on Princes Street, ground floor is a bookshop. The fire came out the roof first.

I had staff working next door, one of them took this picture:

[flyingcrocodile46]

Wow! The big smoke

[JimO]

An old shop on Princes Street, ground floor is a bookshop. The fire came out the roof first.

I had staff working next door, one of them took this picture:

good cook up, isnt it suspicious that your in the fire prevention business and the building next to where your working goes on fire

[Virago]

good cook up, isnt it suspicious that your in the fire prevention business and the building next to where your working goes on fire

Lol - actually not quite next door apparently - they were working in Chipmunks (next one along). The first they knew about it was when our own fire alarm went off. (Trying not to sound too defensive here)

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/17...l-dunedin-fire

[JimO]

Lol - actually not quite next door apparently - they were working in Chipmunks (next one along). The first they knew about it was when our own fire alarm went off. (Trying not to sound too defensive here)

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/17...l-dunedin-fire

i think i saw a episode of the sopranos where a similar thing happened

[Quasievil]

I hope no one was hurt ?
How was the Fire dept response and action ?

[steve_t]

Damn. That sux. I think I had mates that used to flat up there way back when. Was there a fire in a flat around there about 10 years ago? Is it just down from Lone Star? Hope everyone was OK too!

[Virago]

Damn. That sux. I think I had mates that used to flat up there way back when. Was there a fire in a flat around there about 10 years ago? Is it just down from Lone Star? Hope everyone was OK too!

That entire little block is jinxed - there's been lots of fires, some bigger than others.

The building now housing Chipmunks used to be John Edmonds way back in the '70s, it was gutted by fire.

(As a side issue, John Edmonds became Carters - their new store in Andy Bay was gutted around five years ago).

Lonestar had a reasonably-sized fire during their fit-out.

A couple of years ago the Stapley building which housed the Dunedin School of Ballet (a local icon) was completely gutted. It remains a shell.

[Berries]

A couple of years ago the Stapley building which housed the Dunedin School of Ballet (a local icon) was completely gutted. It remains a shell.

I do miss the old grand pas flowing in to a fouetté rond de jambe en tournant.

[Virago]

I do miss the old grand pas flowing in to a fouetté rond de jambe en tournant.

I raised two girls, and I bloody don't...

[Virago]

I hope no one was hurt ?
How was the Fire dept response and action ?

One person with minor injuries:

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/one-...-blaze-4354713

The Fire Service were awesome. Our newly-installed alarm system at Chipmunks got them there pretty fast, which gave our guys a real boost.

[JimO]

i see in the paper this morning that flat above the shop had no permets or alarms, somebodys going to get their arse chewed by the council