Fire at Weirs Beach...

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by GTO

I tried looking back in other threads....is this the same building that is owned by the family that lost the water slide across the street due to financial problems?

Yes, but they did not lose the waterslide, they transfered ownership, keeping it in the family.

[Wifey628]

Originally Posted by jmen24

Yes, but they did not lose the waterslide, they transfered ownership, keeping it in the family.

This is not true. They did loose it. it was sold a Auction to a complete Stranger. The only reason it was up and running this year was because Mrs. B. Baldi was able to come to a agreement with him to lease it for the summer. because the family loves that place. The man who purchased it wants to rip it down and sell/lease the land out and it the mean time its just sitting there.

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by Wifey628

This is not true. They did loose it. it was sold a Auction to a complete Stranger. The only reason it was up and running this year was because Mrs. B. Baldi was able to come to a agreement with him to lease it for the summer. because the family loves that place. The man who purchased it wants to rip it down and sell/lease the land out and it the mean time its just sitting there.

Then you should ask Mr. Baldi to not portray a very different story. I don't have a dog in the fight, but the words came directly from his mouth.

Either way I am sorry for the loss.

[Shore Driver]

That place had a strange appeal for me, the idea of sitting and watching Weirs traffic go by does not seem like fun until you do it. It had character.

This is a real shame. I feel terrible for all those involved.

[RI Swamp Yankee]

From the Laconia Daily Sun today. What do they mean by misplaced?

‘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.