Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Fire in Niagara Falls

At around 7 am on Nov.2, 2010, a passerby spotted a fire in a vacant house at the north-east corner of Allendale Ave. and Robinson St.
The fire was severe enough that the house had to be demolished.

below: the Skylon tower looms in the left distance; in the far right distance is the Fallsview Casino hotel tower.
Parts of the structure were still smouldering even as it was being demolished. Below, firefighters spray down the porch roof.

above: a part of the south wall at the right still remains
above: the house was completely knocked down by 1 pm.
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below: Nov.12, 2010 - workers cleaning up the site and preparing to fill-in the basement.

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