Gah!

[measi]

So Erich calls me on my commute into work this morning to tell me that the J. Hook fishery building in Boston burnt to the ground last night. 7 alarm fire, despite being literally RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET from the largest fire station in Boston.

[Boston Globe Story]

The J. Hook building is next door to my office. Only thing between us is the crosswalk for Seaport Ave.

I get to the city, and I can smell the smoke at South Station.

I get to my office, and there are still 10 trucks and a fireboat on the scene. The entire building is gutted, still smouldering heavily, and the center is collasped.

Yet my office is still open.

I'm sending some photos from my phone to my email... will get them uploaded. And maybe will snatch some of the ones from fellow employees on our shared drive. My photos and some of my co-workers' photos from our office reception area here.

I'm going to miss their lobster rolls and crab cakes. ;(

Comments

[mtemplar-fic.livejournal.com]

Wow - that's unfortunate. I'm glad your office is still standing.

[measi.livejournal.com]

*nods* Everything around J. Hook is made of stone, and the rooftops are MUCH higher than the fishery.

But yeah, poor guys - it was a family-run fishery. Shame that they have to go through this, especially with how the financial climate is.

[goblynn.livejournal.com]

How incredibly unfortunate for the employees...at a time like this, to lose your work due to a fire (or any circumstance). I'm glad to hear there were no injuries, and I'm glad your work was unaffected.

[measi.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yeah. They were a great little family-run company. Great seafood, great prices. Hopefully they'll rebuild at the same spot.

[thisbirdcansing.livejournal.com]

Jesus CHRIST. That's absolutely insane.
Honestly, I'm shocked that your office is still open today with all that mess.

[measi.livejournal.com]

I'm honestly a bit surprised we're open, too. But I guess since electrical and water is on in the building, we're ok to open. *shrug*

Not that anyone's getting anything DONE today, of course...

[sleepingmermaid.livejournal.com]

Sad.

[measi.livejournal.com]

Very. :(

re: office

[iolausian.livejournal.com]

Oh, crap! Your office should so be closed. What the heck? Ugh!

luv jackie

[catscratchziggy.livejournal.com]

OMG I didn't realize you worked across the street from there! That sucks....hope you don't inhale too much smoke!!

[threerings.livejournal.com]

I totally walked past there the day before it happened. Too sad. If I hadn't have just eaten, I would have even stopped there.