Author Topic: THREE ALARM FIRE AT ADVENTURELAND IOWA (Read 3346 times)

GADVwow · « **on:** February 20, 2010, 06:53:05 PM »

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...Adventureland spokeswoman Molly Vincent said the fire is contained to an area known as 'Main Street' inside the park and no one has been injured.

The fire is so big, smoke could be seen from the Des Moines International Airport.

Vincent said Adventureland is closed for the season. There is a popular gun show going on nearby, but it is not connected to the fire.

KCCI viewer photos show a lot of smoke and fire billowing from shops inside Adventureland. Fire crews are keeping everyone out of the area....

http://www.kcci.com/news/22621911/detail.html

GADVwow · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2010, 07:22:26 PM »

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/02/20/adventureland-ablaze-crews-battle-fire-near-shops-area/

Bubba Z · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2010, 08:25:03 PM »

Glad it wasn't the underground

GADVwow · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2010, 08:34:33 PM »

...or worse, Tornado or Outlaw. The fire is reportedly still not out...

AV Matt · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2010, 09:01:43 PM »

Wow, my home park.

GADVwow · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2010, 09:04:26 PM »

I know. I'm so very sorry. Hopefully, it's out by now. I've got phone calls out trying to find out.

GADVwow · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2010, 09:06:17 PM »

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Vincent said the ceiling of a toy store at the park collapsed and that started an electrical fire at a block of shops that are at the front of the theme park. The fire also spread to an arcade....

http://www.globegazette.com/articles/2010/02/20/news/latest/doc4b808b69ebffb476211407.txt#vmix_media_id=10759268

The toy store. I think I am going to go cry now.

GADVwow · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2010, 09:29:10 PM »

The fire is contained. New info and pictures at the blog post here:

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/02/20/adventureland-ablaze-crews-battle-fire-near-shops-area/

AV Matt · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2010, 11:47:34 PM »

So glad it wasn't any worse, but the bingo parlor was one of the special features of the park and there lots of classic games in the arcade. Will be very interesting to see how they repair the area and if it's done by opening day in two months.

GADVwow · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2010, 08:03:27 AM »

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..."We are glad no one was hurt and that it was contained to that one section of buildings," said Molly Vincent, Adventureland spokeswoman. "It could have been much more expensive if it hit a major ride or spread to an adjacent building.

"The fire wrecked an arcade, a restaurant and the park's bingo parlor. No one was injured, and the park is closed for the season, Vincent said.

The building was part of the original park, which opened in the summer of 1974. The building didn't have a sprinkler system or fire detection system that could have summoned outside help, Vincent said.

Patrons of the nearby gun show likely saved the park from greater damage by calling in the fire, Vincent said.

The layout of the park played a role in restraining the blaze, said Altoona Fire Department Capt. Brian Young.

"It was a good hour before it was contained, and, quite honestly, the geography was what contained it — the roads around it," Young said. "We just had to contain it so it wouldn't spread into rides or concession stands."...

The cost of the fire's damage was unavailable Saturday, but the row of shops were likely beyond salvaging and would need to be replaced, Vincent said.

"It went through those buildings pretty darn fast," Vincent said.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100221/NEWS/2210347/-1/caucus/Adventureland-blaze-destroys-row-of-shops

B-mac · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2010, 11:55:06 AM »

Hope they can recover well from the damages, just I wonder why they're closed for the whole season when only a small portion of the park was damaged.

GADVwow · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2010, 12:03:51 PM »

Uh, they are closed for the off season, just as Great Adventure is...

AV Matt · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2010, 01:02:43 PM »

Yeah, they will reopen for the 2010 season in a couple of months.

GADVwow · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2010, 07:07:45 AM »

The park is still expected to open the last weekend in April, as scheduled:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100222/NEWS/2220315/-1/SPORTS09/Adventureland-still-expected-to-open-in-April

AV Matt · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2010, 12:49:47 PM »

http://www.adventureland-usa.com/

nitrorox1414 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2010, 04:59:10 PM »

Thats crazy. I hope they get everything back on track!

coastersue · « **Reply #16 on:** February 23, 2010, 02:15:45 AM »

It's a shame to see this happen to such a wonderful park!

GADVwow · « **Reply #17 on:** February 23, 2010, 08:36:25 PM »

Heavy Snow Deemed Fire Cause:

http://www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ia/30da79ae-www.kgan.com.shtml

AV Matt · « **Reply #18 on:** February 23, 2010, 10:10:52 PM »

I guess I thought that was obvious considering the roof collapse and the snowy winter. Hopefully they learn from this and shore up the rest of the buildings to prevent this in the future.

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