Such a tragedy! However, I have always been surprised that these old iconic wooden structures have lasted this many years without more fires of this
nature. Fires spread so easily from one structure to the next when they are all side by side down the street. With limited firefighting resources the
choice has to be made to protect the exposures or attack the body of the fire. You end up loosing either way without adequate help. motoged - 12-21-2015 at 02:57 PM
Always a scary situation....especially with the wood-framed buildings....
chuckie - 12-21-2015 at 03:17 PM
And so it goes.....more of old Baja lost....what a shame....sadBAJA.DESERT.RAT - 12-21-2015 at 05:47 PM
how sad ! fires are always so terrible but to lose homes and businesses at this time of the year is especially heartbreaking.
prayers to all that lost so much in the fires.
BIEN SALUD, DA RATDianaT - 12-21-2015 at 05:54 PM
Very, very sad. It was just a few years ago that there was another big fire there---- anyone remember when that was?
Those old wood buildings are great. BajaBlanca - 12-21-2015 at 07:04 PM
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh no
the optica elizondo, owned by dr concepcion who does eye testing for free for the kids, burned down!
what a sad sad day.Bajahowodd - 12-23-2015 at 05:34 PM
the optica elizondo, owned by dr concepcion who does eye testing for free for the kids, burned down!
what a sad sad day.
Sheesh! Maybe blame the French?shari - 12-24-2015 at 11:16 AM
It just makes me burning mad that Sta.Rosalia...famous for fires...didnt have water for the water truck...I rarely say..."they should...." but they
really should have water stored in case of fire...especially during the holidays...and summer!Gulliver - 12-24-2015 at 05:34 PM
Barbara was up there yesterday and today. She says that the whole block went. Just a few cement block walls from one building still sort of standing
Some official looking dudes poking about in what was left of that structure while a dozer was already moving all the debris out down to below grade.Hook - 12-24-2015 at 06:24 PM
It just makes me burning mad that Sta.Rosalia...famous for fires...didnt have water for the water truck...I rarely say..."they should...." but they
really should have water stored in case of fire...especially during the holidays...and summer!
Yeah, Mexico has never been very good at public infrastructure. Well, except CFE. They are pretty on top of things in our area. You get what you pay
for, I guess. Electric rates are relatively high; service is good. Water rates are low; service is spotty.
Wouldn't this be a case of the pressure pumps not running, rather than their being NO WATER? It's classic Mexico; the pumps only run in certain hours
of the day, so you better have a cisterna or tinaco to fill, when the pumps are on. Otherwise, nada. But that only works for individual homes.
Were there fire hydrants in the DT area?ncampion - 12-24-2015 at 06:34 PM
Fire hydrants, what are those??bajabuddha - 12-24-2015 at 09:54 PM
Apparently some scholars here have never walked the streets of S.R., there are fire hydrants EVERYWHERE. Trouble is, nothing is hooked up to
anything, and La Baja is what it is. it's a wonder the whole town didn't go up: give credit where it's due, the SRFD. Could've been much worse.
My heart goes out to the Choo-choo-town, with all its' history and tribulations.... and, like the rest of the Peninsula, I'm sure will continue to be.
Pescador - 12-25-2015 at 10:09 AM
SAPA which is the water governing agency had no water in the lines. There was a problem and they were about 3 or 4 days into only intermittent water.
Why the Bombers (fire department) had no water in the pumper tanks is anyone's guess, but it happened. The people who issue operational licenses for
the restaurants and eateries had not checked fire extinguishers, so that did not exist in the little Torta Shop where the fire broke out.
I know we have lots of environmentalists who hate the mere mention of MINES but had it not been for Boleo Mine, the whole town would have probably
gone up in flames. The tanker trucks were able to fill from a well and at the mine and they kept the whole thing wet until the firefighters could put
it out. Add to that, the guy with the front loader bucket who kept everything contained and kept pushing combustibles into the center of the fire.
He did that with no mask of any kind.
They are taking donations of clothing and necessary things at the Salon which is by Koppel and the new Ley Store.baja Steve - 12-25-2015 at 10:44 AM
SR also has 2 good fire trucks in Southern Ca. with all the paper work done except the final crossing one. Waiting for almost a year. Now maybe the
feds will get it done and down to SR woody with a view - 12-25-2015 at 11:03 AM
don't they know how to draft water from a pond, tank OR THE OCEAN? Mula - 12-25-2015 at 11:13 AM
baja Steve - Check your u2u. BigBearRider - 12-26-2015 at 12:04 PM
We're having lunch at El Muelle now. The block across the street from El Boleo bakery is gone. Leveled to the ground and ready for rebuilding.
Amazing that's all that burned.
