4 Responses to “Albemarle Fire Aftermath”

1. posted by teresa at March 17, 2009 9:09 am :
   

   I have seen several of the neighborhood kids poking around in the debris. It makes me nervous that some of them might try to venture inside of the houses, which could be extremely dangerous. It seems like for safety reasons the houses need to be torn down as soon as possible.

2. posted by Scott Burger at March 18, 2009 6:08 am :
   

   Its separate property owners, so they may need to consult with each other a bit.

   Personally, I hope the neighborhood will use this moment to 1) consider what can be done to to stop incidents like this from happening again; I know OHNA (OH neighborhood association) may invite the fire department to a future meeting; 2) rally behind OHHIC (Oregon Hill Home Improvement Council, local community development corporation) which is currently trying to bring three new houses to the 600 block of Laurel Street.

3. posted by Charles at March 18, 2009 7:50 pm :
   

   Could these be rebuilt? I’m constantly amazed at just how much punishment the old natural growth timber in the houses down here can take and remain sound.

4. posted by Praise for Fire and Police Departments | RVANews at April 13, 2009 5:18 pm :
   

   [...] month, the neighborhood suffered great injury due to a sudden afternoon fire. Although three houses were were burned, greater tragedy was avoided partly due to a heroic and quick response by Richmond’s Fire [...]

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