The TSW Kensington Fire Story

[Knorr215]

USED TO HUSTLE ON THAT BLOCK IN 95

NO ONE CARES ABOUT KENSINGTON! I do WE DO KENSINGTON PRIDE YALL!

[Knorr215]

USED TO HUSTLE ON THAT BLOCK IN 95

NO ONE CARES ABOUT KENSINGTON!

[Knorr215]

USED TO HUSTLE ON THAT BLOCK IN 95

[iamcintyre]

i can not beleve that no one told me about this!!!!!!!!!! i left 3 weeks bfor this happened! wtf wow great vid whats it look like now im guna be there in 2 days so ill see

[rockbottom56]

What happened to Mcpherson Square, isn't that a park anymore? I used to go there when i was a kid

[Knorr215]

@rockbottom56 Still there

[garycalgary]

so is kensignton an area of philadelphia or a town or city by itself.

in calgary we have an area near downtown that is kensington

[eng55ine]

@garycalgary

Kensington is the name of an area in the east part of the city of Philadelphia...

[whitekc22]

im a fire fighter in NY very good video and exelent editing

[IAMbrownrizzle]

4.56  beee-rruce!

[biloby]

maybe they should make condos or a gated community there and bring some more rich jersey hipsters into philly..or they can buy up whats left of the affordable housing and make it harder for poor people to buy homes.

seriously..

good video though..i like seeing neighborhoody stuff like this on youtube..

some good brewerytown stuff out there too.

keep doing what your doing.

[AbiBird]

shane annoys the crap out of me, how the HELL can one say that there is hope when they're covered in ashes???

I beg to differ.

Hope is dying.

[LeeshaHarvey]

I love the part about the community garden acting as a wall to stop the fire from spreading even farther. Life overcoming death. That's how the Story goes, and that will be how the story ends. My prayers for the community that it can continue to rebuild, resurrect, and flourish.

[AbiBird]

ditto

[sethbarnes]

"we will resurrection in the face of a world that creates destruction" - sounds like something you could give your life to.

[AbiBird]

don't try it. there are already too many people who are trying too hard...

you'll get your heart crushed at least once, i garauntee it.

but it'll be worth it.

our hearts are muscles about the size of a fist. keep loving. keep fighting.

fight HARD ... for me... for us ... for yourself

[denislane1]

I am currently in the process of reading Shane Claiborne's THE IRRESISTIBLE REVOLUTION. I am just now learning of the recent fire. My heart goes out to you all. With love, prayer and support from Little Rock, AR. Keep the fire in your belly, Brother Shane and family. If you are ever in our area of the country - look up ODCC (Open Door Community Church).

[hftfire]

I am so sorry for your loss! "Bring 'em home SAFE!" Please take a moment to view the video response as it relates to 'SAFETY in ACTION' ...learn to fight the FIRE... and NOT the HOSE! BE FIRE SAFE! 3w's.hftfire dot com ...and LEARN what you can TEACH your community to SAVE The LIFE of a dedicated FIRE FIGHTER! TOTAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY at ALL TIMES.. but especially when you ARRIVE! 3w's.fireandlifesafety dot ORG All my best!

[jamiemoffett]

Thanks so much to everyone for the support! It's been nothing short of inspiring in these tough times. Please continue to forward this short film widely and sign the petition to convince the city to turn the abandoned warehouse lot into a park for the families in our neighborhood!

[sbvftcontributor]

I blame George Bush.

[adhfan75]

God bless you all as you strive to rebuild your neighborhood again!

[magdalenus]

Great piece of citizen journalism!  Nice work!