First, let me say that this not an April Fool's joke.
Fire broke out in the Legado apartment project in the heart of Prescott Valley about 1:30 this morning and burned it to the ground.
Here is the aftermath.
What's left is the concrete parking garage and (presumably) elevator towers.
I had reported on this project and told my readers who thought it was ugly that the plan called for the concrete parking garage to be hidden by apartments built around it.
Much of the wooden framing work had been done but all of that wood burned like kindling when the fire started.
No one was injured and the cause of the fire is as yet undetermined.
There will be an ugly scar in the center of my town for some time.
20 comments:
Well you are on the ball! Someone just called me about it. We bid all the interior doors for that project.
Oh dear, what damage the fire caused.
Wow. You can't tell anything had been started there. What could cause wooden framing to "spontaneously" catch fire?
That's terrible! What a huge loss. :(
Having had been through a house fire once, I sincerely hope never again.
I’m so sorry. Fire is nasty stuff.
Someone reported hearing an explosion just before the fire broke out. Could have been some type of construction equipment. Could have been a lightning strike, it was raining at the time. We'll know in time.
What a shame!
Thank heavens the apartments were not occupied.
It's a terrible loss for people as they get out with very little.
Wow! The building was looking pretty good before the fire, probably had businesses and tenants all lined up to move in. So, thank goodness, this happened before instead of after.
Oh no! That's terrible! Was it accidental or arson?
I don't understand building multi story residential in wood frame construction. The same thing happened about a mile south of me 5 years ago, a cigaret tossed down a trash chute. The building here has been rebuilt an opened this last year (with Aldi on the ground floor.)
Unknown yet.
Wow! Well, maybe they'll reconsider their construction plans and use some more fire-retardant materials in the next iteration? (Assuming there is one.)
That is amazing. It is hard to believe how destructive fire can be.
Just seeing the words, "burned to the ground" is such a heartbreak. What a terrible thing to have happen. (NewRobin13)
Wow! I'm glad it wasn't occupied and no one was injured fighting the fire.
What a loss to your town. I am very glad no one was hurt, but I guess many lost their jobs. I hope cleanup is speedy and complete.
I guess if there had to be a fire that the timing was good.
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