If you have ever come to visit me at work, the directions I gave you ended with "turn right at the big blue warehouse". If you had been anywhere in Huntsville this morning, it is very likely you would have noticed the billowing black smoke coming from the big blue warehouse.
There were at least 5 fire trucks present. I could see 5 from our parking lot. Harvest, Monrovia, and Huntsville. There were probably more around the corner too. I was told three of the local TV stations were also around the corner reporting "Live" on the scene.
The buildings were completely destroyed. The rumor mill says the first alarms rang around 6:00 AM. When the first fire truck arrived the gate was locked. This means no one was in the building. Fortunately. When I arrived shortly before 7:00 am the sides of the building were glowing orange.
The firemen did an awesome job. While the building was lost, it did not spread to any surrounding buildings. By lunch most of the smoke had stopped. This was no small feat as there was surely some tar in the building. That stuff burns forever.
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So now when we come to visit you at work your directions will be, "turn right at the smoldering black lump of tar that used to be a building."
That pretty much says it all
At least you don't have to clarify...
"NO. Not that smoldering black lump of tar that used to be a building. The one that used to be a BLUE building."
Or worse.
"I used to work at that smoldering black lump of tar that used to be a building down the street from the bigger lump that used to be BLUE building."
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