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Take a look at this cool stitched photo of the section before the fire.]]>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52053/1/rss0_91.rss#q2
This fire happened last Wednesday (2/20/08). It's been reported that up to 60 people lost their homes in apartments above a series of storefront retail outlets (so you also need to factor-in the number of people who are now out of work because their employers simply don't exist anymore. Tragic.)

Last Saturday, I had a chance to visit the site, along with all the other rubber-neckers, and shot some pics of the aftermath during demolition. The area smelled strongly of charred wood. They're not great pics, but anyone interested can find them here:

Smugmug

For context, the rubble in these photos represents the leftovers of buildings that were 2 and 3 storeys tall.]]>