I'm so glad Flynn close #1066 cos not all my readers know the story of the rooming house across from us. That would be the big yellow house in this foto from June 2010. Not long after my peeps moved into the condo, there was an incident. Let me set the scene as I heard it.
Pop had just gotten up and was getting ready for work. TW was still working at the time—I know that's hard to believe—but was in bed with Nicky (the cat who came before me). All at once, there was a terrible explosion that shook our building, followed by some sickening, anguished wails. Nicky jumped; TW jumped and ran to the window to look out much the way I am in the foto. When she glanced toward the rooming house, all she could see was a wall of flames! She screamed for Pop to call FD but he was already on the phone. FD had the fire quickly extinguished although it took a lot longer for the peeps to get the sound of those screams out of their heads. TW says she can hear them as she types this.
A man, who was a welder or something, had propane tanks in the back seat of his car which may have been leaking or uncapped. When he got in the car and stupidly lit a cigarette, the tanks blew up and totally incinerated him. He was a tenant in the rooming house. While the rooming house never caught fire, the house next door, which you can't see in the foto did and there was some damage to the exterior. For a little car, those flames lept higher than the buildings. Since it was not long after 9/11, nerves were already frayed and the bomb squad was on the scene to determine the source of the explosion.
Oh, and that roof with the bell-shaped thing is the second part of the factory that they're tearing down and rebuilding. This is the one that will take away my Burd-tv and the peeps' view of the fireworks.
I was planning on showing another foto, but think I've went on quite long enough with stuff that doesn't pertain to this cat.
*At some point today, I'll have the winners of the Spring Fling Pet Blogger Giveaway on my Facebook page.
That is very scary CK. Smoking kills
ReplyDeleteWow! What a frightening incident. You should be glad you weren't there, CK!
ReplyDeleteYikes. I can only imagine how terrifying that must have been for your peeps and Nicky, CK. May the man in the car rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteThat was a horrible accident.
ReplyDeleteWe're very sorry you'll be losing your view, too.
xxoo
Maggie, Mickey Mouser, and Rufus the Red
How terrible and scary. We're sorry for that man and glad his car wasn't any closer to your building. We do like reading where our friends live and seeing what they see out their windows.
ReplyDeleteOMC ! That's so scary ! What an awful accident ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteOh CK, dat must have been so scary fur your peeps and Nik. We're so fankful they weren't hurt. Great foto tho'. Big hugs
ReplyDeleteLuv ya'
Dezi and Raena
That's really scary! Glad you weren't hurt.
ReplyDeletePurrs xx
Athena and Marie
CK....how veree sad for de man; de food servizz gurlz dad werkz FD; ore we shuld say werked.... himz 80 and one now....we noe how scaree this waz for TW pops & nicky ♥♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteWhoa - that was too close for comfort. Good thing you were tucked safely in your condo.
ReplyDeleteDang, that sounds as scary as the evil roofers CK!
ReplyDeleteWell lay him down and kick his face...what a jerk! Thank goodness he doesn't live around here...we have our share of dum dum's here living on this street. Mom and dad are back from their travels and actually are feeling a wee bit better after giving others the bug they had. So see ya more often.
ReplyDeleteShoko
Yikes......what an idiot for lighting up that cigarette. How terrible AND scary for you all - were other people hurt in that fire?
ReplyDeleteHugs, Angel Sam and Teddy
Wow, that sounds horrifying! I can imagine those would be screams you'd never forget :(
ReplyDeleteOh my stars! That is scary! We're glad Pop and TW were ok.
ReplyDeleteOMC! That would be terrifying! It would probably smell really bad too. My husband used to be a mortician's assistant and the burn victims he had to transport were the worst! I'm glad that the fire department was able to move in and stop the flames quickly. That could have hurt a lot more people than it did. I'm happy that you were safe.
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That must have been scary. That poor man.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds terrifying. Explosion so close. Glad Nicky and your pawrents were OK.
ReplyDeleteThat's a really scary memory, CK. We are glad you were all okay, but that poor man.
ReplyDeleteI never knew about the exploding building. That must have been horrifying.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a really scary situation. I'm glad you were all safe and my sorry for that poor man.
ReplyDeleteI am glad I chose 1066 because that was very interesting about the rooming house, but very scary too.
ReplyDeleteSounds totally scary CK. It would have shaken us to the bottom of our very paws!
ReplyDeleteCK that was one scary time for you and your peeps. And now the result is that you have to lose your burd TV. Bummer for you and humans all around.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, how scary!
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