Ot- Big Fire Downtown???

[Calgary Flames]

Look out my window to the north looks to be downtown there is a TON of black smoke billowing into the air.. anyone know what the hell is going on??

[JiriHrdina]

I don't think its downtown. I'm in Ramsey (just south of Inglewood) and it looks just a few miles south of here. Industrial area perhaps. Not sure what's going on - may be worth a short little drive to check out.

[Calgary Flames]

Yeah it doesn't look like Downtown... but there is definetely alot of smoke... reminds me of that condo fire a couple years ago.

[JohnnyO]

Maybe the Dome is on Fire? LOL!!

[kaotik]

bah. being on the west side of downtown sucks. I can't see any smoke :(

[Calgary Flames]

Hmmm, seems like it's out now... It looked like a pretty darn big blaze judging from the smoke.

[Calgary Flames]

Smokes starting up again... dark smoke. It's not out yet...

[JohnnyO]

Originally posted by kaotik@Jul 30 2004, 08:46 PM
bah. being on the west side of downtown sucks. I can't see any smoke :(
Yah I am stuck on the west side of downtown too. All I see is the BMO, Scotia and TD buildings when I look to the East. Damn Banks!!

[kaotik]

Originally posted by JohnnyO+Jul 30 2004, 08:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JohnnyO @ Jul 30 2004, 08:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-kaotik@Jul 30 2004, 08:46 PM
bah. being on the west side of downtown sucks. I can't see any smoke :(
Yah I am stuck on the west side of downtown too. All I see is the BMO, Scotia and TD buildings when I look to the East. Damn Banks!! [/b][/quote]
Yeah I can only see the Standard Life building and the HP building. Bah, oh well at least I have a great view of the fountains at the McDougel Centre... :blink:

[JohnnyO]

Originally posted by kaotik+Jul 30 2004, 08:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (kaotik @ Jul 30 2004, 08:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by JohnnyO@Jul 30 2004, 08:52 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-kaotik@Jul 30 2004, 08:46 PM
bah. being on the west side of downtown sucks. I can't see any smoke# :(
Yah I am stuck on the west side of downtown too. All I see is the BMO, Scotia and TD buildings when I look to the East. Damn Banks!!
Yeah I can only see the Standard Life building and the HP building. Bah, oh well at least I have a great view of the fountains at the McDougel Centre... :blink: [/b][/quote]
Well at least I am blocking someone then. Wooohoo!!

[kaotik]

Originally posted by JohnnyO+Jul 30 2004, 09:01 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JohnnyO @ Jul 30 2004, 09:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by kaotik@Jul 30 2004, 08:55 PM
Originally posted by JohnnyO@Jul 30 2004, 08:52 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-kaotik@Jul 30 2004, 08:46 PM
bah. being on the west side of downtown sucks. I can't see any smoke# :(
Yah I am stuck on the west side of downtown too. All I see is the BMO, Scotia and TD buildings when I look to the East. Damn Banks!!
Yeah I can only see the Standard Life building and the HP building. Bah, oh well at least I have a great view of the fountains at the McDougel Centre... :blink:
Well at least I am blocking someone then. Wooohoo!! [/b][/quote]
damn you! which building are you in? :angry:

[Dirty Mr. Clean]

Well the airport does this type of thing every week. Is it over there?

[JohnnyO]

:ph34r: Not telling but it is one of the 2 you mentioned.
No-one must know where my secret hide out is.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by dirtymrclean@Jul 30 2004, 03:02 PM
Well the airport does this type of thing every week. Is it over there?
Definetely not... I've seen Airport drills in the past and this didn't seem to be in the area of the airport and it seemed alot bigger.

[kaotik]

Originally posted by JohnnyO@Jul 30 2004, 09:05 PM
:ph34r: Not telling but it is one of the 2 you mentioned.
No-one must know where my secret hide out is.
oh well... I shake my fist at both those buildings. :angry:

[Cowperson]

The fire is near the corner of Mcleod and Heritage in the south, on Horton Road.

Smoke going across Mcleod.

Cowperson

[JiriHrdina]

Took a drive to see what it was but it was much further than I figured so I turned back. It seems like its a little south of Glenmore, near Macleod. Not sure what it is. A couple more fire trucks flew by me though.

[looooob]

Originally posted by Cowperson@Jul 30 2004, 03:09 PM
The fire is near the corner of Mcleod and Heritage in the south, on Horton Road.

Smoke going across Mcleod.

Cowperson
in other words, by the Heritage LRT station and the YMCA??

dear gosh I hope it isn't Studio 82 Bikini Bar

[habernac]

Originally posted by looooob+Jul 30 2004, 03:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (looooob @ Jul 30 2004, 03:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Jul 30 2004, 03:09 PM
The fire is near the corner of Mcleod and Heritage in the south, on Horton Road.

Smoke going across Mcleod.

Cowperson
in other words, by the Heritage LRT station and the YMCA??

dear gosh I hope it isn't Studio 82 Bikini Bar [/b][/quote]
*shudder*
Home of the oldest, leatheriest (is that a word?) waitresses this side of Peanut's Sports pub.

[looooob]

Originally posted by habernac+Jul 30 2004, 03:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (habernac @ Jul 30 2004, 03:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by looooob@Jul 30 2004, 03:35 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Jul 30 2004, 03:09 PM
The fire is near the corner of Mcleod and Heritage in the south, on Horton Road.

Smoke going across Mcleod.

Cowperson
in other words, by the Heritage LRT station and the YMCA??

dear gosh I hope it isn't Studio 82 Bikini Bar
*shudder*
Home of the oldest, leatheriest (is that a word?) waitresses this side of Peanut's Sports pub. [/b][/quote]
if it's not a word it should be (tries to pure mental image)

[Cowperson]

Originally posted by looooob+Jul 30 2004, 09:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (looooob @ Jul 30 2004, 09:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cowperson@Jul 30 2004, 03:09 PM
The fire is near the corner of Mcleod and Heritage in the south, on Horton Road.

Smoke going across Mcleod.

Cowperson
in other words, by the Heritage LRT station and the YMCA??

dear gosh I hope it isn't Studio 82 Bikini Bar [/b][/quote]
I heard the description on the radio . . . . . but I think he was inferring more down Horton Road, away from the Bikini Bar. Apparently there's a lumber yard or something around there but I understood from the announcer plus someone who called in that it was a building ablaze.

Cowperson

[habernac]

my sis lives nearby, its an autobody shop.

[Calgary Flames]

It used to be a Jager homes storage place I think.... apparently it was abandoned and some homeless people were living inside of it, earlier this morning the owner went in and found 3 people living inside, he kicked them out and it's believed the people living inside burned it down....

[Andrew]

Originally posted by JohnnyO@Jul 30 2004, 02:45 PM
Maybe the Dome is on Fire? LOL!!
Thats not funny. Where would our beloved flames play!

[calf]

Originally posted by Andrew+Jul 30 2004, 06:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Andrew @ Jul 30 2004, 06:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JohnnyO@Jul 30 2004, 02:45 PM
Maybe the Dome is on Fire? LOL!!
Thats not funny. Where would our beloved flames play! [/b][/quote]
I have an idea: convert McMahon into a rink! There's nothing good going on there anyways.... :angry:

[Cowperson]

Originally posted by SuperNilson@Jul 31 2004, 12:05 AM
It used to be a Jager homes storage place I think.... apparently it was abandoned and some homeless people were living inside of it, earlier this morning the owner went in and found 3 people living inside, he kicked them out and it's believed the people living inside burned it down....
So those homeless people, assuming they get arrested, will have a roof over their heads and three squares a day for years now while the owner of an abandoned building collects insurance and gets rid of a useless structure.

Everybody wins!! :huh:

Cowperson

[Resolute 14]

Fire on MacLeod + no working traffic lights (power loss) + rubberneckers = a miracle there wasnt an accident.

Figures I would be coming up MacLeod as the fire raged.