Calgary Inner city fire?

[para transit fellow]

Originally Posted by Minnie

X92.9 is reporting they're evacuating the Talisman? Out of caution, one assumes. Crikey, I hope no other buildings are lost - not that it's good that this one went up, but hopefully they can keep it from spreading.

ashes were falling on the Talisman centre.

[tvp2003]

Sorry, didn't mean to throw out speculation or cause false alarm. Just the cloud of smoke looked like it was drifting over to one of those tall residential towers. Maybe it was just the angle that I saw it -- I think it was Arriva but maybe it was one of the others?

[rohara66]

Its the 4 storey building at 17th ave and center. No where near any high rises.

[zyzz]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

Sorry, didn't mean to throw out speculation or cause false alarm. Just the cloud of smoke looked like it was drifting over to one of those tall residential towers. Maybe it was just the angle that I saw it -- I think it was Arriva but maybe it was one of the others?

Stop

[GreatWhiteEbola]

Originally Posted by zyzz

Stop

drop and roll!

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Puxlut

Talisman? Does that mean everyone is going to come here for swimming? Ugh.

And that's the real tragedy in all this.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by rohara66

Its the 4 storey building at 17th ave and center. No where near any high rises.

I live in vetro, It's only 3 blocks away.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by Dan02

I live in vetro, It's only 3 blocks away.

But that is not in the immediate vicinity. Don't you know that in a fire this large, the smoke only rises straight up?

[Madman]

I was only a few blocks away when it got going, so my son and I headed over to see it.

When we got there it wasn't roaring yet, but boy did it ever take off quick.

NSFW!

[stampsx2]

Would this be a demolition or repair and does insurance have anything to say about it?