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Jun. 19th, 2005 06:05 amI hate my life sometimes. Now's one of those times.
Jun. 19th, 2005
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Jun. 19th, 2005 06:42 pmHoly fuck what a day. First of all I did the corn tromping thing this morning from around 6:15-9:30 am after peeling myself out of bed against my will (hence the comment about how my life fucking sucked). I did NOT want be up this morning.
Anywho, I got that done and got home around 10 or so. I probably wasn't home for more than 30 minutes when my Mom called. There was a fire in her apartment building last night. The girl next door was asleep when the fire started in her apartment and didn't wake up until the neighbor above her came down and banged on the door when he saw smoke coming out of the windows. He probably saved her life by doing that. Mom wasn't home at the time, but her pets were. The firemen ended up breaking down her door when the landlords told them that her cat and guinea pig were inside (both of which are here in my apartment now until Mom figures out what to do with them).
Apparently the girl had been having a lot of problems with harassment by her ex-boyfriend, and they believe that he may have started it. An investigation hasn't been started yet, but that's the current theory. It'll become a lot clearer when the cause of the fire is figured out. As an interesting side note, Marty's son found a house key and some change in the front yard. He didn't think much of it and gave it to my Mom, but I'm wondering if there's more to it. If this was in fact arson, I did not see a way that the ex-boyfriend could have started the fire from outside. It started inside the girl's apartment, and as an old boyfriend, he would possibly have a key to her place or would know where she hid a spare. I suggested to Mom to try to open the girl's door with it tomorrow while no one was around to see if it worked. That or she could just turn it over to the police as possible evidence.
The fire was contained within the neighbor's apartment, but there is smoke and water damage everywhere in the building. Mom's big into selling books on Ebay, but now she can't sell any of them because they all smell like smoke. Other than that, she didn't seemed very concerned about her belongings. Other than the computer, none of it is worth very much and can easily be replaced. The landlords have let all tenants in the building out of their lease agreements, so I spent most of today helping Mom pack on the fly and get her shit out of there. The front door is busted beyond repair, so we were all a little concerned about looters. She was planning to move in August anyway, and she already has access to the new place, so moving for her has been very convenient. She can also stay with Marty until everything is unpacked.
All in all, I say that she was EXTREMELY fortunate. The fire could have taken the whole building, the water and smoke damage could have been worse, and someone could have died. She's also very lucky to have somewhere to go right away and to have people around that can help her move.
Having been through a fire once before, I did not find the smoke smell welcoming AT ALL. In fact, it almost made me nauseous a few times. Mom said she couldn't really smell it, but I can say from experience that she will definitely notice the smell in all of her stuff now that it's away from the stronger smell of the building. It doesn't easily come out, either.
Anywho, I got that done and got home around 10 or so. I probably wasn't home for more than 30 minutes when my Mom called. There was a fire in her apartment building last night. The girl next door was asleep when the fire started in her apartment and didn't wake up until the neighbor above her came down and banged on the door when he saw smoke coming out of the windows. He probably saved her life by doing that. Mom wasn't home at the time, but her pets were. The firemen ended up breaking down her door when the landlords told them that her cat and guinea pig were inside (both of which are here in my apartment now until Mom figures out what to do with them).
Apparently the girl had been having a lot of problems with harassment by her ex-boyfriend, and they believe that he may have started it. An investigation hasn't been started yet, but that's the current theory. It'll become a lot clearer when the cause of the fire is figured out. As an interesting side note, Marty's son found a house key and some change in the front yard. He didn't think much of it and gave it to my Mom, but I'm wondering if there's more to it. If this was in fact arson, I did not see a way that the ex-boyfriend could have started the fire from outside. It started inside the girl's apartment, and as an old boyfriend, he would possibly have a key to her place or would know where she hid a spare. I suggested to Mom to try to open the girl's door with it tomorrow while no one was around to see if it worked. That or she could just turn it over to the police as possible evidence.
The fire was contained within the neighbor's apartment, but there is smoke and water damage everywhere in the building. Mom's big into selling books on Ebay, but now she can't sell any of them because they all smell like smoke. Other than that, she didn't seemed very concerned about her belongings. Other than the computer, none of it is worth very much and can easily be replaced. The landlords have let all tenants in the building out of their lease agreements, so I spent most of today helping Mom pack on the fly and get her shit out of there. The front door is busted beyond repair, so we were all a little concerned about looters. She was planning to move in August anyway, and she already has access to the new place, so moving for her has been very convenient. She can also stay with Marty until everything is unpacked.
All in all, I say that she was EXTREMELY fortunate. The fire could have taken the whole building, the water and smoke damage could have been worse, and someone could have died. She's also very lucky to have somewhere to go right away and to have people around that can help her move.
Having been through a fire once before, I did not find the smoke smell welcoming AT ALL. In fact, it almost made me nauseous a few times. Mom said she couldn't really smell it, but I can say from experience that she will definitely notice the smell in all of her stuff now that it's away from the stronger smell of the building. It doesn't easily come out, either.
