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Fire Breaks Out At Former Press-Telegram Building by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.30.10 |
+  Photo by Jeff Harris 9:45am | A fire broke out at the longtime home of the Press-Telegram on 6th Street and Pine Avenue on Saturday, damaging the former newspaper's home and billowing smoke before firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze. The Press-Telegram reports that two firefighters were injured, one with a back injury. Firefighters are still investigating the cause of the blaze that caused the building to start spewing out smoke that stained the outside walls, but there seems to be little if any structural damage thanks to the quick work of the Fire Department. The building was home to the Press-Telegram for nearly 100 years before the newspaper sold the building and moved to its current location on Ocean Boulevard in 2006. Big plans were in store for the landmark property in an envious downtown location, most notable to create a massive mixed residential-commercial mixed use development, but the recession struck that down and plans have not progressed for some time. Meanwhile the property is well-known as a hangout for squatters and it was really a matter of time before something like this happened. From Press-Telegram reporter Pamela Hale-Burns [PT]: An arson team was on scene at the boarded-up building to investigate the fire, which appears to have started in the pressroom, where the newspaper's presses once stood. Thanks very much to photographers Dale Brown and Jeff Harris, who provided the photos you see here. Photos below by Dale Brown       Photos below by Jeff Harris        
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Jeremy Colonna I really hope this is not a duck. What! Why didn't they just let it burn? What better way to clean up this eyesore. LBCritic "the property is well-known as a hangout for squatters and it was really a matter of time before something like this happened." I don't understand that if it was well known why wasn't something done to secure the building? Dave in Alamitos Beach Isn't the City allowed to impose penalties when the owner of the building lets it go derelict like this? I always thought the tower proposal was a bit ambitious, but I think the building would be a good candidate for a condo conversion. Where's Jan Van Dijs when you need him? Points North Probably redevelopment owns the building. Until the property is built out or demo'd it languishes. There have got to be plenty of examples of this. A bored copy editor Meanwhile the property is well-known as a hangout for squatters and it was really a matter of time before something like this happened. Is this an editorial? Otherwise, this statement should be attributed to an official of some sort. Just my two cents. Also, it should be "the newspaper's former home," not "the former newspaper's home." Artie Bored copy editor says, "...should be "the newspaper's former home," not "the former newspaper's home." The way the Press Telegram is shrinking it might very well be the "former newspaper's home" after all. BUGGA BOO BOO It's probably all that hot news they left behind.:>) cunning linguist "Big plans were in store for the landmark property in an envious downtown location..." It's "enviable," not "envious." Don't you people have editors?
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