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Smoke Between Renfrew and Commercial Drive stations

Footage from 2006 when brush near the Granview cut rails caught fire.

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Fire in my 'hood. And this is big house country.

The Hottest Ass

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Submitted by ardenstreet on Mon 2008-07-14 20:12 #

dayum! love the headline.

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Submitted by sillygwailo on Mon 2008-07-14 20:39 #

Thank you. *bows* I passed by it and initially thought "nah, not remarkable". Then I realized there was great comedic potential.

I wonder what caused it, though.

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Submitted by sarahfelicity on Mon 2008-07-14 23:10 #

That is some good funniness!!

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Submitted by Mark Wubben on Tue 2008-07-15 13:19 #

Interesting coincidence to see this one photo down from Housewarming: The aftermath in my feed reader.

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Hastings Bowl Fire Smolders After 7 Hours

[Cross-posted from NowPublic]

Still Fighting the Hastings Bowl Fire

The fire alarm of my apartment building—technically the sister building of the building I live in—went off, waking me up at 1 AM.  My window was wide open, so the smell of smoke filled my bedroom.  Looking across the street over the new condominiums, I saw a huge plume of smoke.  "Oh no," I thought, "Safeway's burning".  Walking a block south, I found instead that once a favourite hangout for me and my friends, Hastings Bowl, was in flames.

Over a year ago, heavy snow collapsed the roof of the building, forcing out some of the busineses below, such as the dollar store whose owner would daily sweep the street before opening.  Haven't heard what caused the fire, but CBC Radio reported that the building had been squatted from time to time.

My regular camera is in the Philippines documenting more compelling scenery, so the photos I did take with my cameraphone show little.  This morning, at least 7 hours after the fire started, it continued to smolder.  My Nokia N70 was able capture firefighters continuing to fight the smoldering blaze.  I've uploaded the one that turned out the best here to NowPublic, but I'll point to my set on Flickr for the rest.

Bowling Alley Fire Aftermath

Still smoldering after 7 hours. As seen fro the Safeway across the street. The 'patio' was blocked off with police tape, but Global TV had cameras setup there.

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Reinforcements?

Pickup truck with several firefighters in the back.

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