Blight

Condo Fire Richmond Hill

Last night I was working quite late (as I have been every single day this week... in fact I worked until 1am both nights last weekend as well), and my gracious manager was kind enough to give me a ride back to my condo.

Now I hadn't had time to eat a meal yet, and it was around 11pm, so I dropped off my laptop and bag, and headed off to the nearby Subway restaurant.

I get my food, start walking home, and I see a fire truck race north past me. Then I see another fire truck racing south up in the distance. I'm thinking, what the heck are they doing, going different directions? Well I soon realized that they were converging on my condo complex.

Great, I think, another stupid smoker lighting up in the stairway or hallway. We get this often enough - and it costs our complex $500 at least each time we have a false alarm.

Well I stopped thinking "stupid smoker" and started thinking "oh my god, what the hell?!" when I saw a huge plume of orange smoke lit up by raging flames. Yes, the top of a condo was on fire.

I started running...

The good news is many fold however. First, this condo was a new one under construction and not part of my condo complex - it is on the other side of a set of train tracks. Second, as it was night, I imagine that there were no construction workers, and as it was not a finished building, there were no residents - SO that means, no casualties! Third, and very importantly, it wasn't my condo!

The top was totally ablaze, but within 30 minutes or so it was taken control of.

Sucks to be whoever was waiting to move in there... I'm glad I bought a condo that was already DONE. I've heard horror stories of condos being delayed year after year.

Anyway, I am fine, my building is fine, and the wind was blowing the other direction so I didn't inhale any toxic fumes or get soot on my balcony.

posted by Blight @ 9:06 PM