http://www.gothamist.com/2004/10/25/vinegar_factory_five_alarm_fire.php All comments for Vinegar Factory Five Alarm Fire en-us 2007 nyc_daveh Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:32:49 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/10/25/vinegar_factory_five_alarm_fire.php#comment-33214 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/10/25/vinegar_factory_five_alarm_fire.php#comment-33214 Comments Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:47:54 -0500 <p>I was at a friend's place two blocks away on 89th and 1st at the time. Didn't even hear the fire trucks. He was bummed to learn that the Factory was gone only the next day.</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2004/10/25/vinegar_factory_five_alarm_fire.php#comment-33143 http://www.gothamist.com/2004/10/25/vinegar_factory_five_alarm_fire.php#comment-33143 Comments Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:50:54 -0500 <p>I live in the heart of Yorkville, on a floor in the high teens with a balcony that faces Northeast. Shortly after dark last night, I smelled what at first I took to be a pleasant fireplace-type fire; soon, however, notes of burning oil suggested otherwise. I went to my balcony and saw a huge black cloud, perceptible against the evening sky, and heard the fire alarms. At no time during the fire was I able to find out anything about it on the Web. (I didn't expect Gothamist to report it on a Sunday night.) Although no one was burned by the fire, I daresay that at least several elderly people with respiratory problems were affected by the thick, black smoke. </p>