Another sad house in Olneyville. Can’t locate the property card but I’d say it was inhabited until the fire.
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95 Harold St
- April 23rd, 2009
- Photog: Myles
- Category: residential
That was good work by the fire dept. I was woken up one night by one of these burning next to me. The wood was so dry it just seemed to explode. Fully engulfed inside of 10 minutes.
I think you are right about being inhabited. Most arson fires are started on lower floors or in a staircase.
I live in a house during college on Pembroke Ave. near Providence College. I know what you mean about the old houses going up quick. We were on the first floor when we hear a smoke alarm on the third. We ran upstairs and saw a small fire on one of the couches. By the time we tried to get some water to put out the flames, the fire was already so large we had to make a run for it. In the time it took us to exit through the first floor, the windows on the third had already blown out and flames were wrapping up onto the roof. The fire department was there in only a few minutes but the 2nd and 3rd floor were already toasted.
That is why Zoning requires a “sideyard”, usually about 15 feet. The idea is to prevent fire from traveling. “Townhouses” have “fire walls”. A double thickness of 5/8″ “Fire Code” sheetrock is quite effective.
That house needs a hat.
Address verified to be 95 Harold St (changed from 130 Regent Ave).
The best thing about Olneyville is the flea market on Valley St. I picked up a Baldor, continuous duty, electric motor there a week, or three, ago. $50.00, that is about .20 on the dollar. I wonder if it came out of an abandoned house.
I’ve been wondering why there are not more vacan units in Providence since I learnd of the 30% population decrease since 1950. The answer is probably simple. Those units were occuppied by “families”, kids lived with their parents until they got married. Now there are plenty of “singles” with apartments of their own.
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