Video of Trackside/5th Earl Fire

Decatur Metro | January 22, 2009

The Champion Newspaper posted this video of the Trackside/5th Earl fire on YouTube…

How they got someone out there with a video camera at 5am is beyond me.  Someone must live close.

Looks about as nasty a fire as you’d expect from what now remains.

Also, to read the Champion’s full story and see the only pics I’ve seen thus far of the burned interior click over to their article on the fire.

h/t: InDecatur

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  1. Brian Egeston says:
    January 23, 2009 at 10:35 am

    My 1-year-old son kept me up all night. At 5 am I figured I may was well head into work. Champion Newspaper office is two blocks from TT. Figured might as well take advantage of the 2 for $2.50 bacon egg and cheese biscuit and Micky D’s. Came over the hill saw the lights, smoke. Just so happened I had my press badge and my digital camera that shoots video. Got there about 5:30 and a guy ran passed me. It wasn’t until later that day I realized the guy, was Al the owner. Sleep deprivation-meets hunger-meets dumb luck-meets tragedy. Got video from DePaux side, we never posted it. Sorry for your loss. Never been inside TT, but apparently it was quite the institution.

    Brian Egeston