The Fire Damage

The fire was devastating and the fire brigade had to tear out the floor to extinguish the burning insulation below. They also had to tear off the ceiling gypsum board and remove that insulation to stop the fire from spreading to the roof.

FIRE: January 24, 2023: The repair story

I didn't really realize how cluttered my studio was until after it really got cluttered.

Firefighters had to destroy plywood flooring

Cellulose fibre between floor joists caught fire burned rapidly. But fast action by Ottawa's fire fighters extinguished the flames.

BIG MESS

The office portion was devastated. Computer and monitor and table were destroyed not by the flames but by the soot.

The structure was immediately closed-in

The first, and only thing, that was done before spring was to close in the building floor, the destroyed windows, and the maindoor with plywood.