Thursday 24 May 2007

Thursday notes


Last night, a fire raged through the building known in Stornoway as the Town House, pictured above in an image taken in January 2006. Passers-by noticed smoke issuing from a second-floor apartment and made their way in. The two occupants were rescued and taken to hospital, where they are being treated for burns. One has been transferred to Glasgow for specialist treatment. Fire brigade and council officials are currently assessing the safety of this B-listed historical building.

Image below taken yesterday evening, courtesy BBC.




6 comments:

  1. Oh... how sad... Such a beautiful building, I hope they can restore it and keep it!!

    be well,
    Dawn
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  2. That is sad.   What a beautiful building. Linda in Washington state

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  3. I hope the building will be able to be repaired, it is so pretty.
    Hugs
    carrie

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  4. That's a shame ~ that building looks lovely

    Jenny

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  5. This is an interesting looking house.  I am sorry a fire has marred it, but hopefully they will be able to repair the damage, and thank god, the occupants were not killed.  Gerry

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  6. I hope they can save the building, its got an unusual shaped roof. I like it its got a lot of Charm. It would be a sorry sight if it gets pulled down. hope the two people are ok.
    love and hugs
    Katie

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