Comments on: Afternoon Fire on Weeks Street http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dave Kellhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/#comment-32280 Dave Kell Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:26:29 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-32280 This was a wood storage shed behind a house owned by Volkmar Wochatz, a carpenter who organized SkaterAid some years ago after his son died of brain cancer. I walked through that shed once. Guess the wood was very dry.See some photos I took this afternoon at http://bit.ly/WeeksFire.Unfortunately, the metal shed up the street where I'm told coffee is roasted is still there, so we'll still smell the smoke at the Corner Pub. This was a wood storage shed behind a house owned by Volkmar Wochatz, a carpenter who organized SkaterAid some years ago after his son died of brain cancer. I walked through that shed once. Guess the wood was very dry.

See some photos I took this afternoon at http://bit.ly/WeeksFire.

Unfortunately, the metal shed up the street where I’m told coffee is roasted is still there, so we’ll still smell the smoke at the Corner Pub.

]]> By: Geoff Koskihttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/#comment-32267 Geoff Koski Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:26:43 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-32267 Decatur Fire Chief Dixon told Decatur News Online that the fire was "on the out structure of 227 Weeks Street." This is a residential home. Pictures on our Flickr page show what is apparently the owner of the property talking to fire officials next to the radiator shop (Sims Radiator Service Inc.), which is at 223 Weeks and was most definitely not on fire. http://www.decaturnewsonline.com/news/article_158b41e6-2b44-11df-b541-001cc4c03286.html Decatur Fire Chief Dixon told Decatur News Online that the fire was “on the out structure of 227 Weeks Street.” This is a residential home. Pictures on our Flickr page show what is apparently the owner of the property talking to fire officials next to the radiator shop (Sims Radiator Service Inc.), which is at 223 Weeks and was most definitely not on fire. http://www.decaturnewsonline.com/news/article_158b41e6-2b44-11df-b541-001cc4c03286.html

]]> By: Catehttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/#comment-32260 Cate Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:48:04 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-32260 According to an officer on duty at the intersection of E College and S Columbia, the fire was located at the radiator shop on Weeks St. According to an officer on duty at the intersection of E College and S Columbia, the fire was located at the radiator shop on Weeks St.

]]> By: Decatur Metrohttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/#comment-32257 Decatur Metro Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:09:49 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-32257 Decatur Wine Dude took a pic of the fire. It can be viewed <a href="http://twitpic.com/17f76e" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. Decatur Wine Dude took a pic of the fire. It can be viewed HERE.

]]> By: Decatur Metrohttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/#comment-32250 Decatur Metro Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:35 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-32250 Wow...looks like they have literally been "playing with fire" for a while now! Wow…looks like they have literally been “playing with fire” for a while now!

]]> By: CSD Momhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/#comment-32247 CSD Mom Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:27:07 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-32247 At the time I didn't know what building it was, whether a house or commercial building. Turns out it was a small shed, but the explosions caused by (I assume) accelerants in the building caused an enormous fire! At the time I didn’t know what building it was, whether a house or commercial building. Turns out it was a small shed, but the explosions caused by (I assume) accelerants in the building caused an enormous fire!

]]> By: Carlhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/03/09/big-afternoon-fire-on-weeks-street/#comment-32241 Carl Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:32 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-32241 I suspect this is the same place I asked about last week: http://twitter.com/carl/statuses/9851990902 and learned the source from Dave: http://twitter.com/davekell/statuses/9876660496 and http://twitter.com/davekell/statuses/9882312943. Obviously this time the fire department call wasn't a false alarm! I suspect this is the same place I asked about last week: http://twitter.com/carl/statuses/9851990902 and learned the source from Dave: http://twitter.com/davekell/statuses/9876660496 and http://twitter.com/davekell/statuses/9882312943. Obviously this time the fire department call wasn’t a false alarm!

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