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Nancy
11-04-2008, 05:08 PM
Anyone know what is burning there?
Gozer
11-04-2008, 05:14 PM
I'm guessing the rise of the Phoenix so they can play the Flames tonight.

Seems a little ironic actually, the Phoenix terrorizing a city cheering for Flames with fire.
Nancy
11-04-2008, 05:15 PM
Radio just said it's a lumber warehouse. I think it's the structure in the middle of the screen, right by the tracks:


http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6701+Fairmount+Dr+SE,+Calgary,+Division+No.+6,+A lberta&sll=51.015546,-114.011282&sspn=0.215988,0.439453&ie=UTF8&ll=50.993231,-114.065852&spn=0.003376,0.006866&t=h&z=17
Barnes
11-04-2008, 05:22 PM
Thats a steel wire manufacturing company. I don't know of any lumber yards around there but there is a shingle company close by.
Traditional_Ale
11-04-2008, 05:29 PM
My girlfriend just called to say that the smoke had moved so thickly to as far as Blackfoot and 42nd that she couldn't ride her bike home without choking.

She is now holed up at the Blind Beggar drinking beer.

And I'm still at work.

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUU!!!!!!
Tron_fdc
11-04-2008, 05:31 PM
Irving Wire, a steel plant.
Jayems
11-04-2008, 05:38 PM
Word is LRT lines and Mcleod is shut down is some places?
KevanGuy
11-04-2008, 05:40 PM
No C-Train between Heritage and Chinook. CT is using shuttle buses.
TheyCallMeBruce
11-04-2008, 05:46 PM
Saw the fire, I took a few pictures from the N95, so we'll see if the pictures turn out.
TSXCman
11-04-2008, 05:51 PM
no ctrain sure puts a damper on gettin to the game
Eagle Eye
11-04-2008, 05:54 PM
actually the ctrain south is not running past 39th. I had to walk to chinook so that my wife could come and pick me up
Nancy
11-04-2008, 05:57 PM
660 just said that the C-train is running again, unless they are confused and they are just talking about the shuttle bus.
RougeUnderoos
11-04-2008, 06:19 PM
They'll be covering this story on the channel 3 news (Darryl! Barb!) in a few seconds.

It's 6:19.
burn_this_city
11-04-2008, 06:27 PM
Its at the wire factory?? Thats pretty close to the tracks for sure..
Madman
11-04-2008, 06:37 PM
Yes, it is the wire factory.
Rathji
11-04-2008, 09:54 PM
The wire factory was totally engulfed as I went by on the train. Air was pretty haze and even in the train with all the windows closed I was coughing pretty bad by the time we cleared the smoke.