Major Fire At B&H Photo Warehouse In New York City

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Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York City is
affecting delivery of products from that company?

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"Lew Zeelastik" <nooyawker@nyc.com> wrote in message
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> "Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote in message
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>> Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York City
>> is
>> affecting delivery of products from that company?
>>
> No delays are forecast.
> Lenses may be a bit smoky though:-)


I sure hope not I'm getting ready to buy a new lens!!! :-)

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In article <hVuTd.6961$OU1.6483@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>,
apquilts@pacbell.net says...
> Maybe they'll have a fire sale with some red hot specials . . .

Oof. I hate to laugh at bad puns, but that was pretty good.

Well, I guess they'll specialize in underwater photography equipment.
AS in equipment that has been underwater!
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"Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote in
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> Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York
> City is affecting delivery of products from that company?
>
>

Geez, and I just got my new catalogue the other day. Think I'll wait and
check the website next week.

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Lisa Horton <Lisa091704@lisahorton.net> wrote in
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>
>
> Woodchuck Bill wrote:
>>
>> "Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote in
>> news:111soflt6burmdc@corp.supernews.com:
>>
>> > Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New
>> > York City is affecting delivery of products from that company?
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I'm also concerned whether anyone was injured or not...call me a
>> square, but I hope all of the employees are OK.
>>
>
> The news said only one minor injury, thank goodness. Four alarms
> and 168 firefighters, sounds pretty major. I'm sure they've got
> insurance, but I'm also sure that it will take a little time to
> fix the building and rebuild stock levels.
>
> Lisa
>

Thank you for the update. It is good to know that there were no
(immediate) serious injuries...of course, smoke damage could have a
delayed effect, but I'll hope for the best.

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"Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote:

>Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York City is
>affecting delivery of products from that company?

Kinda early in the event to forecast that one. I just placed an order
with them for something I don't have to have right now. I'm thinking
that a order backlog that they can show to banks might help them
secure financing for anything not covered by their insurance
deductibles.

I hope they survive this.

Wes

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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:22:42 -0500, "Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York City is
> affecting delivery of products from that company?

Insurance job?

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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:56:54 -0800, Lisa Horton
<Lisa091704@lisahorton.net> wrote:

>
>
>Woodchuck Bill wrote:
>>
>> "Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote in
>> news:111soflt6burmdc@corp.supernews.com:
>>
>> > Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New
>> > York City is affecting delivery of products from that company?
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I'm also concerned whether anyone was injured or not...call me a
>> square, but I hope all of the employees are OK.
>>
>
>The news said only one minor injury, thank goodness. Four alarms and
>168 firefighters, sounds pretty major. I'm sure they've got insurance,
>but I'm also sure that it will take a little time to fix the building
>and rebuild stock levels.
>
>Lisa

I'm also glad to hear about only 1 minor injury. There are two wayus I
don't want to die: burning & drowning. Either one gives me the
shivers!
It'll take some time to rebuild stock, but the building can be
replaced with any of several that can be rented/leased short term.

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"Big Bill" <bill@pipping.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:52:03 +1100, Ken Oaf <tipsy@beerlover.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:22:42 -0500, "Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York City
>>> is
>>> affecting delivery of products from that company?
>>
>>Insurance job?
>>
> Certainy not by B&H. No reason.
> I don't know if the building was leased (probably was), but B&H would
> be paying enough to make an insurance fire unlikely.
>

It's certainly not an insurance job - it wasn't the B&H warehouse that
caught fire, it was an adjacent building. B&H sufferred some water damage
as a result.

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"Peter A. Stavrakoglou" <ntotrr@optonline.net> wrote:

> "Big Bill" <bill@pipping.com> wrote in message
> news:39eu11hsi9app508fui40nrkca5k53hst6@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:52:03 +1100, Ken Oaf <tipsy@beerlover.com.au>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:22:42 -0500, "Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York
>>>> City is
>>>> affecting delivery of products from that company?
>>>
>>>Insurance job?
>>>
>> Certainy not by B&H. No reason.
>> I don't know if the building was leased (probably was), but B&H would
>> be paying enough to make an insurance fire unlikely.
>>
>
> It's certainly not an insurance job - it wasn't the B&H warehouse that
> caught fire, it was an adjacent building. B&H sufferred some water
> damage as a result.
>
>
>

Go the the WABC website and look at the pictures. The burning building's
signs say both 'B&H Shipping & Receiving' and 'L&S Electronics' (which I
believe B&H owns). There's more than water damage, it's burnt to the
ground. It burned like only a steel Butler building with a cuppla
thousand tons of plastic, aluminum and cardboard in it can.

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>
> Go the the WABC website and look at the pictures. The burning building's
> signs say both 'B&H Shipping & Receiving' and 'L&S Electronics' (which I
> believe B&H owns). There's more than water damage, it's burnt to the
> ground. It burned like only a steel Butler building with a cuppla
> thousand tons of plastic, aluminum and cardboard in it can.

I can't find it, yesterday's news already, not even a search finds it. got
a link?

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In article <Xns9608F23EEEDBEdilfjelfoiwepofujsdk@216.168.3.30>,
Bubbabob <rnorton@_remove_this_thuntek.net> wrote:

> "zeitgeist" <blkhatwhtdog@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I can't find it, yesterday's news already, not even a search finds it.
> > got a link?
>
> WABC's is gone already.

its still there. click on local news. it is quite simple to find.

<http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_022405_brooklynnavyyardfire.html>

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"Bubbabob" <rnorton@_remove_this_thuntek.net> wrote in message
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> "Peter A. Stavrakoglou" <ntotrr@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> "Big Bill" <bill@pipping.com> wrote in message
>> news:39eu11hsi9app508fui40nrkca5k53hst6@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:52:03 +1100, Ken Oaf <tipsy@beerlover.com.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:22:42 -0500, "Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York
>>>>> City is
>>>>> affecting delivery of products from that company?
>>>>
>>>>Insurance job?
>>>>
>>> Certainy not by B&H. No reason.
>>> I don't know if the building was leased (probably was), but B&H would
>>> be paying enough to make an insurance fire unlikely.
>>>
>>
>> It's certainly not an insurance job - it wasn't the B&H warehouse that
>> caught fire, it was an adjacent building. B&H sufferred some water
>> damage as a result.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Go the the WABC website and look at the pictures. The burning building's
> signs say both 'B&H Shipping & Receiving' and 'L&S Electronics' (which I
> believe B&H owns). There's more than water damage, it's burnt to the
> ground. It burned like only a steel Butler building with a cuppla
> thousand tons of plastic, aluminum and cardboard in it can.

B&H has been posting in the dpreveiw forums and they claim that it was an
adjacent building and not their warehouse that burned, only water damage was
sustained in their warehouse.

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"yonzie" <yonzieee@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:11242f3tgrp7ve9@news.supernews.com...
> Robert R Kircher, Jr. wrote:
>> "Lew Zeelastik" <nooyawker@nyc.com> wrote in message
>> news:421e6698$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>>
>>>"Rural 23" <stop@nomail.com> wrote in message
>
>>>
>>>>Does anyone know if the major fire at the B&H Warehouse in New York City is
>>>>affecting delivery of products from that company?
>>>>
>>>
>>>No delays are forecast.
>>>Lenses may be a bit smoky though:-)
>>
>>
>>
>> I sure hope not I'm getting ready to buy a new lens!!! :-)
>>
> Wonder if they will have a fire sale???)))
> yonzie

That joke was old even BEFORE this THIRD time someone posted it.

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"Randy Howard" <randyhoward@FOOverizonBAR.net> wrote in message
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> In article <Q__Td.7$a04.3@fe12.lga>, ntotrr@optonline.net says...
>> B&H has been posting in the dpreveiw forums and they claim that it was an
>> adjacent building and not their warehouse that burned, only water damage
>> was
>> sustained in their warehouse.
>
> Well, I didn't know about this, but have several items on order from
> B&H, probably arrive today or tomorrow. I'll let you know if
> anything interesting is in the box. :-)

Like a sloshing noise?

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"Alan Browne" <alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca> wrote in message
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> Burning must be the worst way to go...
>
> Alan.

No, surviving extensive burns might be bad, but if you burn to death usually
you take one breath and your lungs are seared and it is lights out.

Cancer is the worst way to go, especially if the kidneys stop functioning
and small crystals start getting into your capillaries so that every nerve
ending in your body is inflamed. You can't even scream.

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C J Campbell wrote:

> "Alan Browne" <alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca> wrote in message
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>> Burning must be the worst way to go...
>>
>> Alan.
>
>
> No, surviving extensive burns might be bad, but if you burn to death usually
> you take one breath and your lungs are seared and it is lights out.
>
> Cancer is the worst way to go, especially if the kidneys stop functioning and
> small crystals start getting into your capillaries so that every nerve ending
> in your body is inflamed. You can't even scream.

I agree that cancer is a terrible way to die by disease ... the context however
was accidents. And no, not all 'burning deaths' are that fast, such as someone
mechnically trapped in a vehicle, quite able to breathe and being burned in
non-critical areas before the flames spread... I hate to be gruesome, but there
are many variations on these themes.

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In article <cvnr2l$8nb$2@inews.gazeta.pl>,
alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca says...
> >>Burning must be the worst way to go...
> >
> >
> > I'd imagine so. But it's a lot faster than certain types of very
> > painful cancers.
>
> ... I meant in accidental context.

Oh yeah. In an accident context, burning is no fun. I'd rather be
disemboweled.

But then again, if I WAS disemboweled, I'd probably be thinking: "Gee,
fire wouldn't be such a bad option right now..."

I guess it's all context.