ADob
Active Member
Well, I don't know how the JP one started, but I doubt I'm going too much out on a limb to suspect that the two people taken to hospital had lit a fire inside and it got out of control.
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ADob
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Okay, the fire truck water boom (no clue what it's called) seems to have finished dousing the building and is retracting and the smoke is finally lessening (I actually had to bring my air purifier into my home office cause it's hard to breathe).
_urbanite
Senior Member
Isn't there a rezoning application for this building right now?
ADob
Active Member
Well, it's now been rezoned with extreme prejudice.
johnnyboy
Active Member
Have they reopened the roads yet? You saved me an ordeal driving in to work this morning, but I heard they've reduced the east lanes down to a single lane too. Not sure which way to drive home this afternoon.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
SRC outperforming most traffic news outlets
ADob
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Roads are still closed, I am sad to report. But the fire seems to be out and at this point the fire fighters are just chatting outside the building.
103 St southbound still cannot turn onto Bellamy/97 Ave.
98 Ave in front of our building is actually packed full of vehicles trying to detour.
97 Ave is still half-blocked by the firetrucks.
Will try to report back a bit later as the situation changes.
Stay tuned to ADob Traffic at SRC for the latest!
103 St southbound still cannot turn onto Bellamy/97 Ave.
98 Ave in front of our building is actually packed full of vehicles trying to detour.
97 Ave is still half-blocked by the firetrucks.
Will try to report back a bit later as the situation changes.
Stay tuned to ADob Traffic at SRC for the latest!
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David A
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What a mess this was! Had the radio station was I listening to mentioned this before their regular hourly news, I could have taken another route and saved being stuck in traffic.
ADob
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As of 2:07, the firefighters are dousing the building once more as more smoke billows and all roads remain blocked.
I suppose I could have called CBC radio and let them know. I just assumed someone on the road (as opposed to me in my living room) would have done it.
I suppose I could have called CBC radio and let them know. I just assumed someone on the road (as opposed to me in my living room) would have done it.
Airboy
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Roads are probably going to be closed or restricted until all trucks are gone and the road has been cleared of ice.
ADob
Active Member
No changes. My husband tells me 100 Ave is backed up, so is 98 Ave. Fire trucks remain in place, building continues to smoke. I'd strongly recommend looking for alternate routes out of downtown.
johnnyboy
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Thanks! You saved me again this afternoon. I took 107 St to 96 Ave, then down around the ballpark to get back onto 97 Ave. Worked like a charm and probably saved me another hour today. If you're up early, another update in the morning would be greatly appreciated, though I expect it might be back open by then.
ADob
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I'm usually up at 4. I promise I'll look out first thing 
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As of now, they used an excavator to take down at least part of the building. Most firefighters are gone but the police, EMS, and what looks like the fire investigators remain. And the roads remain closed and backed up. We're glued to our living room windows like a couple Polish grandmas in the old country, scoping out what's going on haha.
.As of now, they used an excavator to take down at least part of the building. Most firefighters are gone but the police, EMS, and what looks like the fire investigators remain. And the roads remain closed and backed up. We're glued to our living room windows like a couple Polish grandmas in the old country, scoping out what's going on haha.
Glenco
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I like to know what is happening and who is coming and going for security purposes you understand.I'm usually up at 4. I promise I'll look out first thing
As of now, they used an excavator to take down at least part of the building. Most firefighters are gone but the police, EMS, and what looks like the fire investigators remain. And the roads remain closed and backed up. We're glued to our living room windows like a couple Polish grandmas in the old country, scoping out what's going on haha.
ADob
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The road is open, I repeat, the road is open (as of 4:23 AM).