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Sidewalk Fire
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Roughing up the slippery granite sidewalks outside City Hall. The flames apparently make the top layer of the stone flake off.
Deutsche Bank Fire
Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Smoke Over Lower Manhattan: Fire At Toxin-Filled Deutsche Bank Building
Fire in Lower Manhattan: The 40-story Deustche Bank building is on fire, sending billows of smoke into the sky over Ground Zero. The building has been empty since 9/11, destabilized beyond repair by the events of that day and awaiting demolition for years — a process that finally began recently, on a floor-by-floor basis, according to this AP report. The cause of the fire is, so far, unknown.
The wind is from the west, similar to what it was on 9/11. It would be prudent to avoid the area. And if you live in lower Manhattan and possibly Brooklyn, think about keeping your windows closed for at least tonight. That’s what I’m doing. I hope this is not arson. Two firefighters have been killed.
I took the above shot around 8, as you can see there are no great plumes of smoke, but I could see a faint trail heading east, and the moon is definitely fuzzy behind haze of some sort.
The Deutshe Bank Building, if it could be seen, would be slightly to the left of the Woolworth Building (the one with the pointed roof). I’ve smelled nothing more acrid than usual in the air here on East Houston Street.
7-alarm fire imperils former Deutsche Bank skyscraper
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Qigong TV
Monday, January 22nd, 2007
How do you lure customers into your dark basement? Chain a TV to the wall.
