Under Investigation

Driving home today we saw a road blocked off and some flashing lights. As we took a closer look we saw this building that had been destroyed by fire.
This is the Leamington Mansion which was one of Edmonton's older apartment buildings. It was currently under going renovations. The good news was the building was empty. The sad news is we lose a historical building

[Leana Niemand]

Oh that is so sad.

[Gayle Sears]

Always sad to lose an old landmark.

[Jane Anderson]

So sad! Even so, it's interesting to see a photo of it.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Oh, that's too bad about the building but glad to hear no people were hurt.

[Anne Pancella]

Shame to lose an old building like that.

[Gena Pegg]

Sorry to hear about the fire, and yes good that no one was hurt. Nice shot of is Brian.

[Candace]

What a shame to lose such history!

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture and perspective.

[Valerie Chesney]

Always so sad when we lose more of our history

[Babs]

Oh this is so sad.

[Nick]

So sad to lose a historic building but glad that no-one was hurt.

[Sarah Jones]

Oh how sad! I'm glad no-one was hurt but losing History is sad too...

[Graham Thresher]

Super shot.

[Dione Giorgio]

Very sad to see a historic go but it could be rebuilt whilst human lives cannot be brought back again.

[Chris]

Good reason for always carrying a camera. Great shame about the building.

[wendy frost]

A sad end to an old building.

[Sylvia du Toit]

Thanks for sharing.

[Lynne Hart]

Good shot, such a shame about the fire.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

It's easier to build a new one than to renovate an old one, so as inspector Magpie again I suspect arson. Neat capture.

[gloria jones]

Great loss of history but great that no one was inside...great but sad shot of the remnants

[Nitrogene]

Nice shot, at least there were no accidents with the fire...

[Ivan]

Really sad, but interesting Brian. Sorry I've missed some recently.

[ShirleyB]

Nice record of this sad happening. Shame the building has been lost but good job nobody was hurt or worse.

[Anita Campbell]

Nice capture. What a shame. I hate to see old buildings "go down". There is always so much history in them, both in the building and for the community.

[Ann]

GREAT SHOT.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

That is sad to hear. I'm glad no one was hurt.

[Stephanie Swift]

So sad to lose an old building, but I'm glad no lives were lost.

[Milanie]

Sorry to hear about losing an historic building - always a chance when renovating that something like that could happen. Glad no one was in the building at the time.

[Veena Gupta]

Always sad to hear when a bit of history is lost. Mumbai has many historically beautiful buildings which are in a bad state and need repair. Unclear ownership and ancient laws prevent their preservation. Some good work has been done but a huge amount of work needs doing.

[bkb in the city]

Well hopefully they find a way to preserve them

[bkb in the city]

@leananiemand Very sad

[bkb in the city]

@thimblelady This one was around for over 100 years

[bkb in the city]

@cejaanderson Well Jane even events like this are part if the history of a city

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Yes it was a good thing. As it turned out the building would have had tenants in a couple of months

[bkb in the city]

@annepann Always a shame Anne

[bkb in the city]

@eyesmile Thanks Gena

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 A definite shame for sure Candace

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[bkb in the city]

@happysnaps Very sad indeed Valerie

[bkb in the city]

@onewing Very sad indeed Babs

[bkb in the city]

@nickspicsnz Yes very fortunate

[bkb in the city]

@aranelinya4268 Yes Sarah history has its sad moments

[bkb in the city]

@thresheg Thanks Graham

[bkb in the city]

@sangwann Very true Dione

[bkb in the city]

@gooner46 A huge shame Chris

[bkb in the city]

@wendyfrost Wendy this one was over 100 years old

[bkb in the city]

@sdutoit You're welcome Sylvia

[bkb in the city]

@lhart Definitely a shame Lynne

[bkb in the city]

@ladymagpie Heather this was just about done as they were ready for people to start moving in a couple of months. I guess the fire investigators will say soon enough what caused it

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Thanks Gloria

[bkb in the city]

@nitrogene The positive side to it

[bkb in the city]

@ivan That is okay Ivan we all miss some once in awhile

[bkb in the city]

@shirleybankfarm Exactly Shirley

[bkb in the city]

@aglennc Very true Anita This one was over 100 years old

[bkb in the city]

@demelo Thanks Ann

[bkb in the city]

@mittens You and me both Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@tristansmum You and me both Stephanie

[bkb in the city]

@milaniet Milanie it was a very good thing the building was empty

[bruni]

Good and bad news. glad the building was empty.

[bkb in the city]

@bruni You and me both Bruni