[TRDeol]

Anyone else seeing this?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227902_690600954153_116202530_37145714_4523541_n.j pg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/222439_10150244902752774_516807773_8629932_7210359 _n.jpg

[pk_volt]

where is this?!?

[Gumby]

Holy shit...

That's the Chevron on the corner of Garden City & Cambie in Richmond.

[dboy]

thats huge

[Acuracura]

The blaze is quite large. This pic from our correspondents on No.2 rd bridge gives you an idea how massive it is.

[cococly]

I could see it in Marpole area (South Vancouver) across the river.....

[MWR34]

looks like the condos weren't selling as fast as they wanted....

[mb_]

Theprovince The Province
A major fire has erupted in #Richmond at No 3 Road and Alderbridge Way. Let me know if you have pics or info
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[GoneGuru]

When this baby hits 87 octane, you're gonna see some serious shit

http://roblaughter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/9-doc-brown-324x2051-300x189.jpg

[dbaz]

its the remy, apartment building thats currently under construction well that was under construction

[sonick]

Anyone else seeing this?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227902_690600954153_116202530_37145714_4523541_n.j pg

Dude how did you get my picture lol

[Not really racist!]

thats fuckin huge....

[The_AK]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/290777720.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJF3XCCKACR3QDMOA&Expires=1304496143&Signature=gkoM0BXK%2B9Fo%2FvfutYAvhewnoRY%3D

[MWR34]

Dude how did you get my picture lol

looks like facebook.. and the picture is no longer yours once it touched the internetz lol

[TRDeol]

@Sonick: RS Chat LOL

[cliffhanger33]

Being bombarded with pics and status updates about this on fb
I heard someone burned down a construction building????

[spades]

Fire was fucking massive just left tapioca express which is a block or so away and saw a the flames
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[danizer]

i live on no4 and cambie and all i see a tower of fire coming from that area...my house is under the cloud of smoke and its been raining ash and burnt up mateiral for half an hour now

[cliffhanger33]

Im near 3 and williams, I cant see the flames from where I am.

[CP.AR]

just called my grandparents - they told me it's loud, it's cracking, and a lot of noise.
very smokey though apparently
they are OK though :)

[murmur]

http://i55.tinypic.com/xdcxmo.jpg

debris during the first 10-15 mins.
the fire died down a bit, no more flying debris.

richmond gonna be smoggy tomorrow.

[Tai Chi]

I live near by...the dirts flew all the way in front of my door and they are still burning...

[sonick]

http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227613_690600874313_116202530_37145707_807493_n.jp g

[cliffhanger33]

clarification: fire is at stolberg on cambie...(right before no 4 road) -- think the 410 bus route

[cliffhanger33]

http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227613_690600874313_116202530_37145707_807493_n.jp g


HOLY CRAp. srsly does anyone know what/who caused this fire?

[dinamix]

What a waste ..I'm gonna see if I can loot me some free gas
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[ae101]

edit: nvm i thought it blundell

[double0seven]

clarification: fire is at stolberg on cambie...(right before no 4 road) -- think the 410 bus route

To be even more precise lol, its the new condo/apartments that is burning

[parm104]

What a waste ..I'm gonna see if I can loot me some free gas
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I think this guy actually thinks the gas station is on fire....:failed: LOL

[Gumby]

What a waste ..I'm gonna see if I can loot me some free gas
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Free gas? Since when was the fire at Chevron?

[sunny_j]

heres a video i made
misc forum postings :: IMG_1025.mp4 video by djsunny1 - Photobucket

[Zoidberg]

HOLY CRAp. srsly does anyone know what/who caused this fire?

http://i8.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/14/f9/a472_35.GIF

[Durrann]

Dayaam
Heard the cranes r so hawt
They might tumble
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[lilkulit]

Just drove by on garden city and cambie. People just parked their cars along garden city to take videos and pics. Fire is huge!

[AzNightmare]

What a waste ..I'm gonna see if I can loot me some free gas
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:lol

If the actual Gas station was on fire, going closer to it is the last thing I would do.

[kroy546]

Dayaam
Heard the cranes r so hawt
They might tumble
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steel may collapse if they get too hot..

hope everyone is fine and watever being damaged is being covered by insurance lol

[bcedhk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkyhvCdJ_vM

[Teriyaki]

steel may collapse if they get too hot..

hope everyone is fine and watever being damaged is being covered by insurance lol

one of the first things that came to mind when I knew it was the new building, I think its called the REMY. Was Insurance Fraud:fullofwin:

[br2]

fucking skytrain

[CP.AR]

keep an eye out on this website tomorrow
:troll:
http://www.cambieliving.com/remy/

[cliffhanger33]

Any comments from the fire department about this?

[dbaz]

half of a crane just collapsed

[sonick]

HALF OF IT JUST FELL DOWN
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[bcrdukes]

My co-worker's wife says there's also a fire at the River Rock. She works across the water on the Vancouver side. Can anybody confirm?

[sonick]

And there goes the other half
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[dbaz]

its close to river rock so she probably assumed it was there?

[insomniac]

wow its dangerously close lol

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/223261_10150178371183674_514798673_6838088_7016426 _n.jpg

[rageguy]

I was just on Garden City and Cambie. The lights within a 3-4 block radius are all gone. Most drivers are following the four way stop procedure. Cars are parked all over the street making Garden City from two lane to one lane only. I don't recommend going there unless you really want to check out the fire, but even then, your view isn't that great because the area is blocked off.

[observer]

My co-worker's wife says there's also a fire at the River Rock. She works across the water on the Vancouver side. Can anybody confirm?

Negative per RiverRock operator, just called for you.

[Ch28]

I was just looking at floor plans for the Remy last week.

Guess I don't need to anymore :troll:

[kroy546]

I was just looking at floor plans for the Remy last week.

Guess I don't need to anymore :troll:

prob u can get 3 units for the price of 1..

with some fire scars on the stud

[Qmx323]

:troll:

[EmperorIS]

one helluva fire

[Bonka]

I had a couple of clients interested in that development. Good thing they changed their minds. Whew!

[sonick]

Craving s'mores!
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[BaoTurbo]

At least I get my view back :troll:
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LOOL

Dammm there goes the building.

[freakshow]

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/6twpo.jpg

[cliffhanger33]

Apparently fires getting worse now. Smoke is black.
And Richmond fire department has called Van Fire Department for assistant

[Tai Chi]

Wow. I though is under control. ESP after my power is back.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/richmond_southdelta/richmondreview/news/121234163.html

[AzNightmare]

wow wtf... waiting game?
Not enough water to put it out?

I think the building's done... if it's not put out by now. I heard part of it already collapsed.

How does something like this catch on fire? Sounds like "foul-play"

[Tai Chi]

Yeah. Waiting game. 60 mil project gone.

[domco]

^ The building is done I walked out to see how it was like but ya it's goneeeeee

[danizer]

someone knocked on my door about 30 minutes ago just as the blackout occured in the odlin neighborhood and told me that one of the houses a few doors down caught fire from the burning embers that were floating down from the ash cloud....everyone on my block started to water their roofs like they were trying to grow grass on it...so i followed :)

[cliffhanger33]

It’s karma. The building on fire right now is the first 6-storey wood-framed building of its kind to be built in BC and created lots of controversy about the construction of it. Fire Departments had warned about it not being fire safe. And now look what has happened. I dont know why construction was carried out if it didnt follow fire safety regulations

[danizer]

The $60 million two-phase Remy project was billed as the first six storey woodframe building in B.C.

now its the first six storey woodframe building in B.C. to burn down :troll:

[jack3d]

looks like the condos weren't selling as fast as they wanted....

or they were such a hot commodity it went on fire..:D

[AzNightmare]

now the next six storey woodframe building in B.C. will be the first six storey woodframe building in B.C. :troll:

[PiuYi]

It’s karma. The building on fire right now is the first 6-storey wood-framed building of its kind to be built in BC and created lots of controversy about the construction of it. Fire Departments had warned about it not being fire safe. And now look what has happened. I dont know why construction was carried out if it didnt follow fire safety regulations

SO un-firesafe that it can spontaneously go up in flames before tenants even move in? wtf kind of wood you think they used? matches?

[Ch28]

My entire twitter & facebook feed has been full of these fire updates and non-stop picture posts

Jesus christ people...it's a fucking fire!

It's like people in Vancouver have never seen a fire or something...holy fuck.

[AzNightmare]

just unsafe if it ever catches on fire. Cause it will most likely burn down like this then. Maybe it's a good thing it caught on fire before tenants moved in.

I'm already believing this is arson from somebody that obviously didn't like this project.
how else does a building just catch on fire with no one living in it... it's not even a completed building..



My entire twitter & facebook feed has been full of these fire updates and non-stop picture posts

Jesus christ people...it's a fucking fire!

It's like people in Vancouver have never seen a fire or something...holy fuck.


Well to be honest, I don't think many people have actually seen a fire that massive in real life.
The closest thing I saw was some crazy party where drunk people got out of control and set a couch on fire in their front lawn.
And that looked pretty massive already. I can't imagine a whole condo on fire...

[Anjew]

i never seen a fire in person...... an uncontrolled one that is.

[sp00n]

Saw that blaze all the way from Delta too

[quasi]

just unsafe if it ever catches on fire. Cause it will most likely burn down like this then. Maybe it's a good thing it caught on fire before tenants moved in.

I'm already believing this is arson from somebody that obviously didn't like this project.
how else does a building just catch on fire with no one living in it... it's not even a completed building..






Well to be honest, I don't think many people have actually seen a fire that massive in real life.
The closest thing I saw was some crazy party where drunk people got out of control and set a couch on fire in their front lawn.
And that looked pretty massive already. I can't imagine a whole condo on fire...

Not sure what phase its in but if it's in the drywall stage I could see at least a chance of it happening. Lots of times they use large industrial propane heaters to help the drying process and they'll run them at night when nobody is in the building. I don't know the building or what phase it was in but it could happen. Then again it could be arson or some other cause as well, we'll probably find out.

The type of heater I'm talking about.

http://stokescongleton.com/150000+BTU+Forced+Air+Propane+Heater.jpg

[freakshow]

Wow, there was a second fire on my street (Fisher Drive).. Fire trucks had to put that one out too..

[TOPEC]

one of the first things that came to mind when I knew it was the new building, I think its called the REMY. Was Insurance Fraud:fullofwin:

yeep, the very first thing that came to mind.

if i remember right this project started selling about 2 years ago and till this date its still not sold out yet.

[Grandmaster TSE]

oh hot damn

[domco]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzCKjvuFvYs

[cliffhanger33]

Its mainly because the ashes from the fire from the huge smoke cloud fell on the rooftops and started setting them on fire. Theyre like checking everyone's roofs for ashes. My friend sent me pics of chunks of ashes falling in front of her house the size of this:
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=7a52f4ba0d&view=att&th=12fba11a052e167d&attid=0.1.1&disp=emb&zw

Notice the iPod touch for size comparison:
https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=7a52f4ba0d&view=att&th=12fba14085037ae8&attid=0.1&disp=inline&zw

[Tim Budong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AMHJl-zsKU

its still burning..im starring right at it..

[1exotic]

Saw that blaze all the way from Delta too

That's crazy.

I bet you see the bright flames up from Seymour or Grouse even.

[rexsomnii]

fire still going ?

im also thinking its an inside job for insurance claim.

or industrial heater..

[Tim Budong]

yes still burning

[Harvey Specter]

Inside job?

[Rokmth]

ohhh damm

[cliffhanger33]

Vancouver Sun:
The development, "The Remy," at 9388 Cambie, was to be a 188-unit condo development that would include varied affordable-housing options.

Ground was broken in June of 2010, and Premier Gordon Campbell was on hand to mark the occasion; taking advantage of building-code changes introduced in 2009, The Remy was to be one of the first developments in B.C. to go more than four storeys high using wood, rather than concrete.

But in 2009, according to news reports, Richmond Fire Rescue warned the taller wood buildings could be a fire hazard, as the city's ladder trucks could only reach 18 metres — around 12 metres short of a six-storey building.

Speaking to the Richmond Review in 2010, Campbell noted that the building-code changes came with new fire safety standards, including a requirement for sprinklers that extended to balconies.

"This is done up to the most modern standards... It's safe and secure housing for everyone," he said.

Built by Oris Developments, The Remy was expected to be completed by December.



Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Flames+engulf+construction+site+Richmond/4722079/story.html#ixzz1LN1nMRzH

[rexsomnii]

nvm. 11:46pm

[cliffhanger33]

nvm. 11:46pm

11pmish

[xilley]

insurance fraud, thats what popped in my mind

[- kT]

was literally right across the street from it, in some guys backyard, sitting on the fence. 124y found this spot

got there after part of it had collapsed and it was dying down. was still quite a sight though

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225039_10150175388796714_509541713_7213250_6747388 _n.jpg

[rawr]

Insuranc fraud or not, I hope nobody got hurt.
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[gearshifter]

just went there.... shit started flying onto my car, dont open windows if possible

[Wongtouski]

the city's ladder trucks could only reach 18 metres — around 12 metres short of a six-storey building.

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Flames+engulf+construction+site+Richmond/4722079/story.html#ixzz1LN1nMRzH

And that's not reason enough to stop building? Lol

[bakasam]

QQ 2 cop cars parked outside my house and their siren lights are flashing into my room even with the blinds closed (The blinds are flashing >_>) looks like I won't get sleep tonight.

No power at my place still and its been almost 2 hours

[cliffhanger33]

It's so boring here on 3 and Williams
Missing out
I kinda Wna drive down 4 to check it out
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[sobee]

1:57 am. Its still burning

[Meowjin]

im too lazy to walk 10 feet to four road to see the blaze down the street.

[Hehe]

I live right on top of Aberdeen center and the burnt smell is huge in the air.

Holy crap.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Was by the Oval, and holy fuck, do not open your windows.
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[BNR32_Coupe]

I'll come forward with the truth.

I know what happened.

It was this guy...

http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/QNmYGftp794/0.jpg

+ too much of this...

http://www.thecolorartistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hairspray.jpg

combined with this ...
http://achatcigarettes.com/images/items/achat-mild-seven-king-size-hard-pack-2354.gif
http://www.cigarettesflavours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Light-Cigarette.jpg

equaled THIS!!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227902_690600954153_116202530_37145714_4523541_n.j pg

which resulted in THIS!!!!
http://www.jasonbarbacovi.com/images/visor1.jpg
Lady: "AIYAA, FAIYA!!! 911 FAI DI LAH!!"
Guy: "haiyahh.."

[.Dream.Time]

I'll come forward with the truth.

I know what happened.

It was this guy...

http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/QNmYGftp794/0.jpg

+ too much of this...

http://www.thecolorartistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/hairspray.jpg

combined with this ...
http://achatcigarettes.com/images/items/achat-mild-seven-king-size-hard-pack-2354.gif
http://www.cigarettesflavours.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Light-Cigarette.jpg

equaled THIS!!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/227902_690600954153_116202530_37145714_4523541_n.j pg

which resulted in THIS!!!!
http://www.jasonbarbacovi.com/images/visor1.jpg
Lady: "AIYAA, FAIYA!!! 911 FAI DI LAH!!"
Guy: "haiyahh.."

http://www.phuckpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/i_want_you_to_shut_the_fuck_up.jpg

[Harvey Specter]

^
LOLWTF. :devil:

[Tim Budong]

obviously didnt read the goddamn thread...
REMY isnt even complete

[songbill]

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[Tim Budong]

All it is now is just a HUGE BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE...

[AzNightmare]

are the trucks gone yet?

[Tim Budong]

I believe so, Im on odlin..so behind the building. but there are cops on the street right now

[orange7]

one thing for sure...

the probability of an Asian causing the firing is the greatest.

[Tim Budong]

AM730 still reporting that they are fighting small fires..so its not over yet

[Tim Budong]

heres my view of the fire from where I live

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/7876/sam0238i.jpg
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1321/sam0245k.jpg
http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/4928/sam0242i.jpg

[dangonay]

half of a crane just collapsed

I call BS. Everyone knows fire can't melt steel, especially a low temperature wood fire. :rolleyes:
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[Levitron]

Got to work this morning to see debris from the fire all over the parking lot....and I'm all the way over by No. 6 and Westminster. Insane.

[kungpow]

I call BS. Everyone knows fire can't melt steel, especially a low temperature wood fire. :rolleyes:
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The heat probably weaken the structural strength.

[cliffhanger33]

So fire died out?
What time did it die out
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[buddy]

I call BS. Everyone knows fire can't melt steel, especially a low temperature wood fire. :rolleyes:
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I call learn-to-read

It’s karma. The building on fire right now is the first 6-storey wood-framed building of its kind to be built in BC and created lots of controversy about the construction of it. Fire Departments had warned about it not being fire safe. And now look what has happened. I dont know why construction was carried out if it didnt follow fire safety regulations

[sonick]

half of a crane just collapsedI call BS. Everyone knows fire can't melt steel, especially a low temperature wood fire. :rolleyes:
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It’s karma. The building on fire right now is the first 6-storey wood-framed building of its kind to be built in BC and created lots of controversy about the construction of it. Fire Departments had warned about it not being fire safe. And now look what has happened. I dont know why construction was carried out if it didnt follow fire safety regulations

I call learn to read

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_My-pJ4QaXvQ/TPfWu0Ao6JI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/z1rymJ4xCPE/s1600/Facepalm.jpg
:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:

[carmaniac]

You just got owned, buddy. :D

[PK-EK]

I live right next to it, in the Oaks.
and power was out for a good 30mins last night

[RacePace]

Got to work this morning to see debris from the fire all over the parking lot....and I'm all the way over by No. 6 and Westminster. Insane.

hey I work there too wtf

[sonick]

I live right next to it, in the Oaks.
and power was out for a good 30mins last night

Mine is still out :fuuuuu:

Articles I found regarding the development and it's issues:

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Timber+line+reaches+height+with+wood+condos/4495057/story.html

http://dcnonl.com/article/id40597

[Spectre_Cdn]

Just saw around 10 RCMP and Delta Police leaving from IHOP on St. Edwards :)

[TOPEC]

Drove by this moring on no 4 road and I still see them spraying water + white smoke coming out
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[TheKingdom2000]

What happens to the people who have pre-bought units in that building? are they all SOL? because I doubt they bought home insurance yet?

[murd0c]

What happens to the people who have pre-bought units in that building? are they all SOL? because I doubt they bought home insurance yet?

They company building the units would have contractors insurance which will cover the damage done to the building.

[unit]

i live on cambie and see that condo unit all the time.
it started like 3-4 years ago when the project sign went up. it said condos starting at 140k.
recession hits, the condo doesnt get developed. the lot sits there for like 2 years untouched.
mid-late last year, construction finally started.. wasnt the fastest but shit was finally getting done. the price on the sign increases to 190k
theres another planned condo unit right next door that had the project sign up around the same time. still no construction done to that one after 3 years.
something seems a bit fishy. the project obviously wasnt going too well

[t8v6]

wow. wonder how long it's been since RFD saw a real fire like this.

[CP.AR]

I live right next to it, in the Oaks.
and power was out for a good 30mins last night

talmey grad? :D
'02 right here

[Tai Chi]

The whole section is blocked this morning with police monitoring traffic when I'm heading to work.

[TOPEC]

wow. wonder how long it's been since RFD saw a real fire like this.

Probably many years ago(6+?) when the best western burned down on westminister and minoru.
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[bsftong]

Here's a footage of the structure collapsing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peuSmQCYg4Y

[- kT]

down the road to get to work earlier, saw a crane still spraying water

[dbaz]

I call BS. Everyone knows fire can't melt steel, especially a low temperature wood fire. :rolleyes:
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friend texted me that turns out she saw the building not the crane i guess she got over excited

[PK-EK]

talmey grad? :D
'02 right here

Sadly no.
I moved here in 08
went to Mc Neil for a year tho
and then Mac Nair for Auto AP

[double0seven]

Talmey Grad 06 ! lol

[kyoshiro]

Talmey.... man I was there in like 93-95 then I went to Blundell then returned to Hong Kong.
Lived in the Oaks from 92 till 97 or so and sold our house in like 02
but yeah heard sirens all night at no.4

[jackmeister]

Wow, this one sucks.

A co-worker purchased a unit in the buildingand is not a happy camper today. Apparently any insurance payout won't happen in the next two months, and she won't get her deposit back until December. Unless of course the developer plays nice and returns the deposit.

[blkgsr]

ha good luck, they won't return anything until they absolutely have to, and even then they won't pay out until insurance pays them


as for all you ididots saying this fire was because it's a 6 storey building vs the previsous max 5 storey, it wouldn't have made any friggen difference

if a wood building is gonna burn during construction, it's gonna buy, it will just take them longer to put it out

obviously the sprinkler system wasn't installed and opterational yet, looks like they were just near the finishing stages of framing

doubt it was a heater as they wouldn't have needed one yet

i call arson

[Spectre_Cdn]

They're planning on rebuilding:

News1130 Staff May 04, 2011 12:56:54 PM
RICHMOND (NEWS1130) - The developer of a Richmond wood-frame development which went up in flames last night says they will rebuild.

The rubble at Cambie and Garden City Roads was still smoking this morning.

Dana Westermark with Oris Development says he doesn't know how long it will take to rebuild the complex at Cambie and Garden City Road. "There were 33 seniors units, 48 market-affordable units... they were rentals, and 107 market units."

Ted Townsend with the City of Richmond says it wasn't just housing that was lost. "In addition to a significant amount of social housing that was included in this project, there was also a very large child care facility. The City has established a district energy utility in that neighbourhood."

Westermark says the Richmond Fire Department did have concerns about six-storey wood-frame buildings in general but they spent a lot of time making sure their complex was as safe.

Crews are expected to be there for the next several hours

[Ronin]

Wow, I used to live right next to where the fire was.

[Tim Budong]

what's left from last nite

http://ow.ly/i/b9s9

[taylor192]

There was debris iin our parking lot this morning at Westminister and No 6. Crazy that it flew so far.

[AzNightmare]

So what was the cause?? Still investigating? I haven't heard anything about the cause being reported yet.

[Tim Budong]

heard nothing on the cause atm...

[lgman]

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9982/remyd.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/i/remyd.jpg/)

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[The_AK]

sounds like they had some hot deals

[soowu]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTJSw9YSXtg&feature=feedu

its actually a vlog but majority of the video is the fire.

[Tim Budong]

These guys were beside me...HAHAHAHHA

[jpoon]

Wonder what the cause was...everyone was talking about it ytd.

[Senna4ever]

No wonder marshmallows were sold out at Safeway....

[anti-vip]

^^^meh not funny, nice try tho

[CP.AR]

any news to cause yet?

so far the only "after" statement that I've heard is that the developer will be tearing everything down and rebuilding

[InvisibleSoul]

Nice video of the collapse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVoYTrGzkYs

[double0seven]

Well if anyone cares, cambie between no4. and garden city is now open!

[cliffhanger33]

So what's the cause of the fire
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[300zxfairlady]

there was a 2nd fire that happend 5 minutes right after this. me and my brother were fishing at foreshore park in burnaby and saw another fire go up on the long stretch of river road. looked like a torched car or something.. maybe it was connected?

[cliffhanger33]

Well the only reason why the construction burned down like that was that there were no fire precautions built inside yet, such as sprinklers, etc.

They are definitely gna rebuild the Remy

[Zoidberg]

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/4184/mehro5395.jpg

[Dangerphoto]

Kingsway and Victoria is closed off due to a huge fire at the church? Couldn't get any pictures but saw about 5 firetrucks and 6 cop cars in the area.

[cliffhanger33]

Update on the cause of the Remy fire????

[TOPEC]

The insurance company determined it was those industrial heaters that set it on fire so it was negligence. This came from the investigator sent by manual life.
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[InvisibleSoul]

Kingsway and Victoria is closed off due to a huge fire at the church? Couldn't get any pictures but saw about 5 firetrucks and 6 cop cars in the area.

Looks like it was three houses just behind the church... happened at around 12:30am.

http://www.theprovince.com/news/people+homeless+after+three+alarm+East+fire+destro ys+homes/4809404/story.html

Damn... went to sleep early for the first time in a long time... otherwise I probably would have seen it and went for a lookieloo...

[quasi]

The insurance company determined it was those industrial heaters that set it on fire so it was negligence. This came from the investigator sent by manual life.
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Oh snap!



Not sure what phase its in but if it's in the drywall stage I could see at least a chance of it happening. Lots of times they use large industrial propane heaters to help the drying process and they'll run them at night when nobody is in the building. I don't know the building or what phase it was in but it could happen. Then again it could be arson or some other cause as well, we'll probably find out.

The type of heater I'm talking about.

http://stokescongleton.com/150000+BTU+Forced+Air+Propane+Heater.jpg

[Expresso]

Does this cause the insurance to be void?

[02em2]

They are definitely gna rebuild the Remy

I was looking at affordable housing listings at BChousing's website for my gf's parents when I saw this

http://i.imgur.com/IlfBX.png

I googled the address at it says it's at Remy's, and this is developing winter of next year so I doubt they will rebuild it.

[infectedanus]

never seen a fire that big

[LP700-4]

And you bumped this super old thread to say that? :seriously:

[dee242]

wats with u people and wood havent u learnt from britian

[Jsunu]

wats with u people and wood havent u learnt from britian

yeah shit whats with people and building things with wood. What is this? the 1500s!?

:seriously:

God I hope this wasn't a serious post :/