Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 9, 2012, 1:58 PM
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Fire caused by 'discarded smoking material," officials say
Original post made on Mar 9, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 9, 2012, 1:58 PM
Comments (11)
Posted by sEaN
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Mar 9, 2012 at 3:28 pm
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Mar 9, 2012 at 3:28 pm
this happened 2 days before i turned my paperwork in for an available unit on the bask side of the complex near 237 not building C, I went the next day but like I thought all available units were givin to tenants who lost apartments. Everything happens for a reason, so in essence this huge fire happened so I wouldnt move in. Thanks for the update Voice!
Posted by Ned
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 9, 2012 at 4:12 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 9, 2012 at 4:12 pm
"glowing ash from discarded smoking material"
Sounds like a fancy way of saying an un-extinguished medical marijuana joint!
Posted by Troll
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 9, 2012 at 4:18 pm
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 9, 2012 at 4:18 pm
This never would have happened if smoking were banned.
Posted by Easy to say ashes caused
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 10, 2012 at 6:01 am
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 10, 2012 at 6:01 am
Easy to say ashes caused the fire when there is nothing but ashes left.
Lets not jump to conclusions since this is only a belief and not actual fact.
Posted by Old Ben
a resident of Shoreline West
on Mar 11, 2012 at 3:09 pm
a resident of Shoreline West
on Mar 11, 2012 at 3:09 pm
PG&E ruled out as a suspect?
Posted by What
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 12, 2012 at 3:11 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 12, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Discarded smoking material?
Posted by Jane
a resident of North Whisman
on Mar 12, 2012 at 5:11 pm
a resident of North Whisman
on Mar 12, 2012 at 5:11 pm
What about this equation:
High Tech Smart Meters + Old Wiring in a building = FIRE
Posted by Reality
a resident of Castro City
on Mar 14, 2012 at 1:42 pm
a resident of Castro City
on Mar 14, 2012 at 1:42 pm
The story is really sad and I hope the residents can find replacement housing asap. That said, its really funny how people with off topic axes to grind used this story to grind said ax.
Keeping score, we have someone opposed to medical marijuana, someone opposed to smoking, someone opposed to PG&E and finally someone opposed to Smart meters.
I'm surprised the anti off leach dog people and the anti high speed rail
folks haven't chimed in yet...but there's still time.
Posted by Sid
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:22 pm
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:22 pm
A dog off a leash must have knocked over an ash tray.
Posted by Ernie
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:25 pm
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:25 pm
The fire was no doubt caused by property speculators looking to build a High Speed Rail parking garage on top of the charred ruins.
Posted by S. Bear
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:39 pm
a resident of Monta Loma
on Mar 14, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Time to require retrofitting apartments with fire sprinkler systems.Mayube even fire-sensing 911 auto-dialers.
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