From the Laconia Daily Sun today. What do they mean by
misplaced?
Quote:
‘Misplaced’ light bulb in motel room said to have caused devastating Weirs fire
By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Fire Chief Ken Erickson said yesterday
that a misplaced light bulb accidentally caused
the three-alarm fire that gutted a historic Weirs
hotel and restaurant.
He said the investigation pinpointed the second
floor as where the fire started at the Wide Open
Saloon but declined to comment when asked if
it was the room where an alleged “squatter” was
apparently staying.
“The fire marshal’s final report is not finished,” he
said saying that information would be in that report.
He said the estimated damage is in the $750,000
range.
The building is not safe for people to enter it but
the ultimate disposition will be left to the insurance
companies.
“They determine if it will be rebuilt or torn down,”
Erickson said.
Fire gutted the building early Friday morning in
a spectacular blaze that brought firefighters from as
far away as Bristol and Alton, forced the closure of
parts of Route 3, and caused electricity to be shut off
to the area for a number of hours.
A rekindle brought city firefighters back the next
night to extinguish a small fire under a collapsed
portion of a roof.
Erickson said rekindles in a fire this size are not
uncommon.
“I’m not going to risk a firefighter’s life to crawl
under fallen charred timbers,” he said. “When they
flare up, we douse them with water.”
He said fire crews have returned to douse more
than one hot spot and were there at recently as yesterday
morning.
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