another car crashes into building; sets it on fire...

[David]

Building fire on Route 235 just north of gate 1 caused by a vehicle into the building. Route 235 is shut down.

How in the hell do these people keep crashing their cars into buildings around here and setting them on fire; and crashing into telephone poles and knocking the power out...

 

[inkah]

Crash woke me up. Marv Franzen bldg according to the scanner. I wondered the same thing - I'll be curious to hear the story.

 

[Grumpy]

Texting

 

[DoWhat]

John has it covered.
http://smnewsnet.com/archives/401713/franzen-realty-building-destroyed-in-early-morning-fire/

 

[nutz]

Not real familiar with that stretch of road. Doesn't look like it has a sharp turn.

 

[hitchicken]

Not real familiar with that stretch of road. Doesn't look like it has a sharp turn.

It's not, but the bldg is set below the road level. Go over the curb and it's downhill into the bldg.

 

[SEABREEZE 1957]

 

[officeguy]

That's a lot of fire from a car impact. I wonder whether he hit the gas meter.

 

[nutz]

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Thanks for the image., makes it harder to understand. That person must have been really late for work or something.

 

[Tech]

That's a lot of fire from a car impact. I wonder whether he hit the gas meter.

It was pretty windy. Could have snagged the truck's fuel line going thru the wall or jumping the curb.

 

[SEABREEZE 1957]

Thanks for the image., makes it harder to understand. That person must have been really late for work or something.

The report now says the driver was texting; maybe took his eyes off the road, hit the curb and went straight for the corner of the bldg. Looks like he hit just right of the entrance door to the bldg.