tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16465655.post7949558870682891492..comments2019-12-03T23:04:41.013-05:00Comments on Industrial Heritage and Archaeology: Fire at the Quincy Smelter siteTimothy James Scarletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496132468916301529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16465655.post-84700432944718547952010-09-27T11:45:14.874-04:002010-09-27T11:45:14.874-04:00The building had been fit with electricity recentl...The building had been fit with electricity recently, so there was power going in that could have caused a problem. It is very early to jump to conclusions, so I am waiting for the fire investigation. I hope that it turns out to have been teenage kids screwing around. While that sounds strange to say, I would hate for this to have been an accident from the electrical work, since that might discourage the township voters and lead to decisions to tear down more buildings and avoid wise re-use of the property in order to mitigate safety risks. Alternately, if the buildings were deliberately burned by someone angered by the slow pace of planning and progress toward preservation that will hurt the community deeply and drive additional wedges between stakeholder groups.Timothy James Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496132468916301529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16465655.post-73624743228447073222010-09-27T10:47:32.175-04:002010-09-27T10:47:32.175-04:00It's hard to think it would be anything but ar...It's hard to think it would be anything but arson - I can't think of any ignition sources - there is no power to the site, and there was no storm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16465655.post-74523967347762148182010-09-26T20:51:38.799-04:002010-09-26T20:51:38.799-04:00It would be ashame if it was arson as one article ...It would be ashame if it was arson as one article I read indicated. Just ashame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com