As stated previously, the view from my flat is quite awesome and is one of the best features of my flat. Every now and then i can see a fire going on somewhere in the distance and usually it is put out in a couple of hours. Well the record has been surpassed now.
The fire that i saw on wednesday night before i went to sleep is still burning as i type this. It looked quite impressive on wednesday night, and created a really cool glow in the east London skyline. I have spent the last few days wondering what building it was that was burning and for one reason or the other haven't bothered to look it up. The news programme that i mainly watch focuses on world events and obviously a fire in east london doesnt quite register on the scale of world events.
Well i have finally bothered to look it up and the building concerned is a 6-storey paper warehouse.
A paper warehouse.
That explains the length and ferocity of the fire. If ever there was a building that you didnt want a fire started in, this would probably be it. The fire service say that there isn't much they can do apart from stop it spreading and they are just going to let it burn itelf out. They expect it to go on for 2-3 days. As i type this it has been going for 2 and a half days. I suppose we'll see just how long it continues for.
The fire has got me thinking about other buildings that a fire would really damage. I mean not just in terms ot the building itself but also with regards to the contents of the building. One would imagine the British Library to be on the list due to the contents. However having worked there for a few weeks i can safely say that if there was a fire, it would most likely not spread to other floors in the building. The building seems quite sturdy and it didnt seem to me like a fire would sweep through the entire building in a flash. One would hope it didnt as there are some really old documents, books and such like especially in the basement.
The fire that i saw on wednesday night before i went to sleep is still burning as i type this. It looked quite impressive on wednesday night, and created a really cool glow in the east London skyline. I have spent the last few days wondering what building it was that was burning and for one reason or the other haven't bothered to look it up. The news programme that i mainly watch focuses on world events and obviously a fire in east london doesnt quite register on the scale of world events.
Well i have finally bothered to look it up and the building concerned is a 6-storey paper warehouse.
A paper warehouse.
That explains the length and ferocity of the fire. If ever there was a building that you didnt want a fire started in, this would probably be it. The fire service say that there isn't much they can do apart from stop it spreading and they are just going to let it burn itelf out. They expect it to go on for 2-3 days. As i type this it has been going for 2 and a half days. I suppose we'll see just how long it continues for.
The fire has got me thinking about other buildings that a fire would really damage. I mean not just in terms ot the building itself but also with regards to the contents of the building. One would imagine the British Library to be on the list due to the contents. However having worked there for a few weeks i can safely say that if there was a fire, it would most likely not spread to other floors in the building. The building seems quite sturdy and it didnt seem to me like a fire would sweep through the entire building in a flash. One would hope it didnt as there are some really old documents, books and such like especially in the basement.
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