Posted on 05/02/2021 7:47:22 AM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO (CBS) — Firefighters in Gary, Indiana, put out multiple suspicious fires spanning miles across the city early Sunday morning.
The fires were at several abandoned structures hit by what firefighters believe was an arsonist overnight. A city spokesperson said 15 to 18 structures were burned.
One fire was at 8th Avenue and Tennessee and reignited Sunday morning, still smoldering with the front steps still standing and one wall just barely hanging on.
Another fire was about a half mile away at 8th Avenue and Pennsylvania. Crews found another scene 2.5 miles away at 25th and Washington. Then five miles east of those three locations, another fire was ignited at 5th and Tompkins.
The fire department said all of the structures appear to be abandoned.
Several burned to the ground as the fire department simply could not get to them. The Gary Fire Department was maxed out by the number of fires burning at the same time and had to call in mutual aid from at least 10 neighboring departments.
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With all the rent moratoriums going on, it’s going to be a long, hot summer if you know what I mean.
nudge nudge, wink wink.
Lots of “electrical fires” soon to crop up.
“Someone testing the limits of the fire dept?”
Practicing for summer. Although I don’t know how “prime” a target Gary, Indiana, is anymore. Besides general chaos, that is.
:)
Sounds like Urban Renewal was needed and used.
“Whenever we were traveling SE from Wisconsin, I remember my Dad & Grandpa purposefully AVOIDING Gary, Indiana when driving - and that was in the 1960’s!”
We lived in Cicero in 1961/62, and Gary was a no go for white people then.
Thanks for The Music Man Memories.
“Flippers” who wanted an even better bargain?
Opie Taylor.
Born in Gary, same hospital as Michael Jackson.
Haven’t been back since.
He was in an episode of “Land of the Giants” that I saw this morning. Post-Opie.
Systemic racism.
Didn’t they close the off ramps to Gary on the I90?.
Trashcan Man?
“I will set you to burn . . .” — Randall Flagg
“Thanks for the Music Man memories”
Agreed. I was preparing to post the song but you, with your agile mind were way ahead of me. As always.
Beat me to it!!!
Demographics....
Hey, that’s the problem right there. No Asian Americans live there. No Latinos. Systemic racism.
The fires became suspicious and were worried. The people were fine. Fires should take tranquilizers
The last time I went thru Gary Indiana I didn’t realize their was anything left to burn and that was in 1978.
Haven’t lived anywhere near there in 40 years.
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