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Western Railroad Discussion > Major Fire In Portola, Ca.Date: 08/28/15 12:24 Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: LarryB A large fire is currently burning in downtown Portola, one block from the UP yard and office. Empty bowling alley and adjacent shops. FIrefighters from as far away as Quincy (30 miles) are attempting to keep the fire from spreading. Started around 10:30am.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/15 12:27 by LarryB. Date: 08/28/15 13:36 Re: Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: Out_Of_Service was this near to a fire that it could've spread over or is someone intentionally setting fires ??? ...
Date: 08/28/15 14:22 Re: Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: LarryB Stand alone fire not near any other fire. No cause determined yet.
Date: 08/28/15 16:41 Re: Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: boxcab http://www.plumasnews.com/
I looked at Google street view, and noticed it's almost directly across the street from the Pullman House Inn, where I stayed one 4th of July a few years ago. Date: 08/28/15 17:07 Re: Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: PERichardson Empty bowling alley....wonder if they have fire insurance? Hmmmm
Date: 08/29/15 00:03 Re: Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: zephyrus I checked my recollection with some other folks and it appears there were occupied apartments on the upper floor of the building. The closed bowling alley was downstairs.
Z Date: 08/29/15 08:42 Re: Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: wpdude Any threat to the museum property? Or is it far enough away.
Date: 08/29/15 09:10 Re: Major Fire In Portola, Ca. Author: zephyrus wpdude Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Any threat to the museum property? Or is it far > enough away. About 1/2 mile away. The bowling alley is / was on the western edge of Old Town. No threat to the museum, although our volunteers are on higher alert in case it was arson. Z |