And another opportunity missed. How much, I wonder, did that cost the taxpayers to the benefit of the owner? Clear government waste of taxpayer money (tongue in cheek emoticom here--well, sort of).
On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:31 AM, John Drucker <[email protected]> wrote: > Massive crew fights fire at landmark > Nearly 200 respond to 27th-floor blaze at downtown Chase building > > By MIKE GLENN, HOUSTON CHRONICLE > The Houston Chronicle > > August 31, 2010 > Houston firefighters followed the "textbook approach" in fighting a blaze at > a high-rise building Monday night, officials said, sending dozens of fire > trucks and deploying nearly 200 crew members. > > No one was seriously injured in the fire at the JPMorgan Chase building at > 712 Main, formerly the Gulf Building, officials said. Five firefighters were > taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, but their injuries were not > life-threatening, said Assistant Chief Jack Williams. > > No cause had been determined by late Monday. > > The fire, reported shortly after 8 p.m., was confined to the 27th floor of > the historic building, officials said. At one point, clouds of smoke could > be seen coming from near the top of the building. > > The floor is used solely by the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, the pro > bono wing of the Houston Bar Association. > > The fire was brought under control about 11:20 p.m., said Assistant Chief > Omero Longoria. > > Fire officials said fighting such fires is labor-intensive. In Monday's > blaze, about 175 firefighters responded, many carrying their equipment up > the stairs. > > Fresh crews were brought in throughout the night to replace their fatigued > colleagues. > > "Any fire in a high-rise is intensive, just to get water to that level," > Longoria said. > > Mayor Annise Parker complimented the department's efforts. > > "They went above and beyond tonight," she said outside the building Monday > night. "They had to pull the hoses all the way up." > > Parker said she worked in the Art Deco building for 12 years. > > "It's a beautiful, historic building," she said. > > Firefighters also had to deal with a problem with the building's internal > water supply - apparently a broken pipe. HFD had to pipe water directly into > the building. > > City officials said they hope traffic around the building will be cleared by > this morning but were not certain. > > "It's going to be a long night," Parker said. > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 253.680.7346 Member: AFSA, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, NFSA, AFAA, ASEE, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
