Memory Lanes fire on 6/5/09

[creepcape]

That's a bummer!

[ews1951]

The building itself was a hazardous material. Years of redoing the tar on the roof, on top of the waxed wooden lanes with all those bowling balls around. Plus the alchohol in the bar with all the ceiling tiles and wrapping on pipes. Mix all that in a very large building and you can see the result.

[brianjacobi]

So amazing how big a fire can get, without any known hazardous materials. IE  petrol diesel etc, this fire would have been difficult to knock down.

Best regards.

Brian Jacobi.

NZ

[bleedgreen551]

there was baseball size pieces of ash all over the town as far as half a mile, it was a good thing it was raining or there wouldve been house fires all over

[teege911]

What was so flammable in that structure causing the fireballs? Incredible.

[ews1951]

The building was 81 yers old, so all the materials provided plenty of fuel to the fire. I'm sure the wooden lanes, wax, and alchohol from the bar helped.

[patscelticsredsox2]

@ews1951 the oil that they use on the lanes are very flamable and can be entirely in flames in a matter of seconds if there is even a little spark

[djensze]

wow!

[erchoz]

hooo

[MrTech991]

i always used to go there, good times.

[check12345]

Ugh. Crappy, Old, sure.  But that place rocked. We even went there as kids in grade school during the 80's.

[Michelle1543]

i was gonna go there on sunday

[TwilightHPLuvr]

i usedd to live in middletown, i luved that place, i cried when i found out it burned

:'(

[MrTech991]

@TwilightHPLuvr I live right near it, I can walk to it from my house.. well I could..

[jblob8250]

my uncle was fightin the fire here! wow thats some thick smoke... yeesh...

[droq945]

Now it's really a memory!

[renns944]

that place was real shady, i'm not suprised it burnt down.

[wwhhee]

i am going to miss that place :(:(:(:(:(