Fire damages LA medical marijuana clinic

[Kadie]

Fire damages LA medical marijuana clinic

The Associated Press

8:03 a.m. July 20, 2009

LOS ANGELES — A fire has damaged a Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary but no injuries are reported.

Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says the fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Monday at the Westchester Collective on the second floor of a two-story commercial building in the Westchester area. The building also houses several other businesses.

It took 69 firefighters an hour to extinguish the blaze.

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jul/20/ca-socal-clinic-fire-072009/?california



A Los Angeles firefighter walks through a burned office, used as a medical marijuana dispensary, at the Westchester Collective Monday, July 20, 2009, in Weschester, Calif.
(AP Photo/Nick Ut)


Los Angeles firefighters sift through debris after battling a blaze at a medical marijuana dispensary at the Westchester Collective Monday, July 20, 2009, in Weschester, Calif.
(AP Photo/Nick Ut)

[rudy23]

1. They actually had the fire under control after 5 minutes, but forgot what they were doing.

Then they forgot 11 more times.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Sixty-nine firefighters?

One hour?

You're right - they just found the undamaged case of potato chips and didn't come out.............

[BlueIris]

2. Looks like the whole thing went up in smoke.

Heh.

[DBoon]

3. like this?

I loved the club scene at the end that featured some early LA punk bands like the Dils....

[BlueIris]

10. And you just know the FFs will claim none of them actually inhaled.

Le sigh.

[Stevenmarc]

4. 69 firefighters in that small space? Hey stop bogarting the clinic.

[MADem]

6. Firemen unwilling to turn on hoses!! nt

[Ian David]

7. "I think I'll sit over here... no, I'll sit over HERE...

"I think I'll sit over her... no, I'll sit over HERE..."

[hugo_from_TN]

8. In other news, the donut store down the street reports tripled sales.

[KansDem]

9. I was going to say, pizza deliveries to the clinic set a all-time record! (nt)

[meow2u3]

11. Did any onlookers go to the scene for a contact high?

Just asking.