Columbus was closed to traffic from Monmouth to
Varick/Coles. The street changes name on either side of Columbus but both
Varick and Coles were closed off for a block as well. You could smell dank
smoke, feel it in the air. Nobody was hurt. Emergency medical vehicles were
parked with the fire trucks, unused gurneys at the ready. The siren lights were
flashing but the sirens were off. They
were still trying to find out how the fire started. The fire was in the basement
of this abandoned building. That's what people said. It had been put out, but they were inspecting the other floors just to be safe. A couple of days ago, there was a fire in the
building at the corner of Jersey & Columbus. I don’t think the people have
moved back there yet. Caroline’s laundry is on the ground floor, has not
reopened. But this building is abandoned, has been for a while. The fire was
out by the time I saw this scene, the firemen were relaxed, joking with
each, the worse over, everyone getting ready to go, just making sure. You could still
smell the smoke from nearly a block away, weighted down by the humid summer air.
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