Forest Arms being demolished...

[tahleel]

I saw this building go up in flames right in front of my eyes from my apartment building. I woke up to my mom's phone calls in the morning. Can't remember the time, but I went out the previous night so I really wasn't up for talking.

At the time, I lived in an apartment behind the Bronx, across Marcus's Market, kiddy-corner from the Forest Arms. I could feel the heat from behind my closed apartment window, in winter!

My uncle and his family lived in that building. I left my apartment frantically looking for them in the crowds that were outside. I wasn't wearing a coat, but it was so hot from the fire, I didn't need one. I got a call from my mom at around 10 am saying that my uncle and his family were safe at the Red Cross building.

My uncle said that the manager banged on his door yelling fire. My uncle grabbed his keys, wallet, wife and kids, and took off. They lost everything else.

-Tahleel

[Zacha341]

Wow! What was the the cause of the fire?

I saw this building go up in flames right in front of my eyes from my apartment building. I woke up to my mom's phone calls in the morning. Can't remember the time, but I went out the previous night so I really wasn't up for talking.

At the time, I lived in an apartment behind the Bronx, across Marcus's Market, kiddy-corner from the Forest Arms. I could feel the heat from behind my closed apartment window, in winter!

My uncle and his family lived in that building. I left my apartment frantically looking for them in the crowds that were outside. I wasn't wearing a coat, but it was so hot from the fire, I didn't need one. I got a call from my mom at around 10 am saying that my uncle and his family were safe at the Red Cross building.

My uncle said that the manager banged on his door yelling fire. My uncle grabbed his keys, wallet, wife and kids, and took off. They lost everything else.

-Tahleel