My business burned this afternoon!! Alien Games

Well we own a game store in our little town and I went in to open a little early to price some merchandice and smelled smoke, looked around and didn't see anything. I went back to the storage room and instantly smelled it again. When I looked again smoke was coming out of one of the A/C vents in the middle of the store. I started toward the door and a 10 ft round area of the ceiling above my head burst into flames. I had to run under it to get to the exit! The fire dept arrived within a few minutes but did nothing till the flames had gotten through the 3 day old roof and when it was all said and done 70% of the roof and all the ceilings were on the floor in the store. Pretty much a total loss. Luckily it happened 5 minutes before I opened and no one was in the store but me. If it had happened a couple of hours later there would have been between 20 and 40 kids in the store!!

 

We were in the process of adding on and the new section was about 10 days from completion.

 

I am sorry to hear that this happened.

 

Sorry to hear about this, I'd guess electrical fire caused by a nail in the romex in the attic..... By no means do I want that to sound rood its just the 1st thing that clicked into my mind.

Thank god you didn't get burned !!!

 

Sorry for your bad news,.... but as you pointed out,.. it could have been much-much worse...... count your blessings my friend.

 

The fire marshal believes it was electrical

 

**** that ****s...no one was hurt a huge plus. Sorry to hear this Toast.

 

****s bro....im sorry for your loss...

 

Thanks guys, been a rough afternoon

 

I'm sorry to hear that man. Terrible news.

 

Sorry to hear that, glad no one was hurt.
Did the FD determine cause yet ??

 

****s to hear that.. Glad to hear no one was hurt though.

 

man that is brutal. i really hope it works out for you.

 

Not totally sure but they say most likely electrical

 

That's horrible, I'm so sorry. That is one of my greatest fears. I am glad you got out safe and grateful that there weren't any kids in there when it happened.

 

WOW, sorry to hear bud. Like others have said, glad you and others werent hurt. You will rebuild!!

 

Thanks! The scary part is that from the time I smelled the smoke the first time till it was almost completely engulfed in flames was about 3 minutes!

 

Damn, that really ****s! But as you and others have pointed out, it could have been a LOT worse! Anytime I smell smoke in my home, I start looking and am not satisfied till I find the source. With Insurance, you can rebuild, but the fear will always be there. What type of store did you have?

 

Game store/card store

 

You mentioned that the Fire Department didn't do anything for a few minutes-any reason why?

 

I have no Idea, but they were there for at least 10 minutes, moving very slow, before the first drop of water was used and I think they could have saved most of the building if they had acted faster.

 

The first pic I posted was the last I took. The rest of the roof to the right in that pic went up as well!

 

Damn sorry to hear... Glad you weren't hurt though!

 

Sorry for your loss and I'm glad no one was hurt.

 

That ****s! Glad YOU are okay. So sorry for your loss!

 

Wow how ironic with your screen name. Seriously, sorry for the loss.

 

It's good to hear your alright! I hope the rebuild goes well for you.

 

OH, NO!!! I'm SO sorry to hear about this!!! I was just down the street around 11:30, at the post office...when did this happen?

I noticed that you were adding on when we drove by last week. I really feel for you and the frustration/disappointment you're dealing with now!

If I can help you with anything, let me know.

 

The business can be rebuilt.


mmmmmmm............. just what IS the business?

 

that ****s glad no kids were inside.