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On October 6, 2005, a fire broke out in a stair-well window sill between the second and third floors of our rooming house at 520 Ernest Street.

It was detected early, thanks to the smoke alarm systems working properly.  Despite the tenants and manager's best efforts using a fire extinguisher, the fire -- apparently started by a cigarette left burning on the window sill -- had started to spread into the wall and insulation.  

The Fire Department was called, and the fire -- roughly the size of a softball -- was extinguished by ripping the entire window and wall out.   Thankfully, no one was injured, and damage was confined to the stairwell. 

Here are some pix from that awful day:

Firefighters dig the smouldering fire out of the wall...	A view down the pool fence...	A view past the fire trucks....	They sent the whole danged fire department!
Even the Fire Chief paid us a visit...	Firefighters wearing oxygen...	Fireman ripping the wall apart...	A long view of the wall coming apart...
Fireman inside, after fire was out...	The damage from inside...	Frank surveys the damage...	The damage after plastic was put up...
The stairway we closed in order to air out the smoke...