Monday, January 28, 2008
ABC7: Source of Jimmy's Tire Fire Identified
Sparks from a masonry saw that contractors were using to repair a recently collapsed wall appear to have ignited the fire that destroyed Jimmy's Tire. ABC 7 has the story and some photos. They are also reporting that the owners are considering rebuilding.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/28/AR2008012801868.html
Fire department investigators have determined a fire that burned down a tire shop in Northeast Washington last week was started accidentally.
A contractor was working on a damaged wall on the second floor of Jimmy's Tire Shop at 12th and K Streets NE, when the fire began last Monday afternoon. The wall had collapsed during the recent removal of an underground storage tank. The contractor was working on the wall when sparks from a masonry saw fell into the void between two walls and started a fire that quickly spread through the building, said fire department spokesman Alan Etter.
Around 160 firefighters, including foam units, were needed to extinguish the flames. The fire blazed from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, but the burning tires left days of cleanup work for the fire department. Cleanup work continued until Thursday, and Florida Avenue NE was partially or completely closed for much of the week.
The fire department worked with the D.C. Department of the Environment to assess pollution from the fire. Air pollution in the area quickly dissipated, and water polluted by the fire was able to be treated before entering the city's drainage system, Etter said.
They'll think about rebuilding until they start talking to the insurance company. After they get an estimate for the damage, the odds are that they will reconsider.
yeah, it's a very different world from when jimmy's tire was originally built.
insurance won't even cover the half of it.
Whose contractor was it then. Was it someone that Jimmy's Tire had hired or was it someone that had been hired by Capital Oasis?
>> 1,000,000 gallons of contaminated water remains on the scene
Can that be right? That is nearly 2 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Having suffered a fire recently, I think 1,000,000 gallons actually sounds low considering it was a tire shop. A blazing tire is extremely difficult to put out.
Wow! It looks like the environmental clean up alone could eat up all the insurance money.
I thought it sounded like the contractor worked for the developer who was working on the houses adjacent to the site. So then it seems like their insurance company plus the contractors insurance co. would be liable for some of that cleanup and rebuilding. Here's to hoping they can rebuild!
I don't believe you anonymous. People who cannot put out a single tire on fire lack moxy. I will test this in my backyard when it stops raining.
fish food, I dare you. And let me know when you plan to light the tire, I'd like to be around to catch on film.
Hear are the real facts!Townhome builder caused the rear of building to colapse in early Jan.Insurance company hires subcontractor to cut off concrete roof w/out water or spotter under work area.All parties involved are at fault excluding Jimmy's Tire.Don't expect anything going up any time soon.
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