Fire forces French public radio off air

[Tsiyu]

Source: France 24

Photos posted on Twitter showed large plumes of black smoke rising from several windows from the upper floors of the ‘Maison de la Radio’, on the banks of the River Seine in the west of the French capital.

Employees were evacuated and there were no reports of injuries from the fire, which was quickly brought under control.

Firefighters said the blaze started on the building’s 7th floor, where extensive renovation work is taking place.

Two of the network’s stations were briefly forced off air as the evacuation was carried out.

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20141031-large-fire-headquarters-french-public-radio/?aef_campaign_date=2014-10-31&aef_campaign_ref=partage_user&ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_linkname=editorial&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter

[Warpy]

1. Radio Sing Sing has been off the net for a couple of days

I wonder what's happening over there.

::twitch::

[Tsiyu]

2. Looks like they were renovating the building which is an historic structure

Maybe some workers left rags out or something not nefarious. But then American media report stuff like this: http://www.newsweek.com/france-investigates-mystery-drone-activity-over-nuclear-plants-280948



Here's another source for the fire today:

http://www.newsadvance.com/news/world/wire/fire-causes-evacuation-of-french-state-radio/article_1963d63b-a169-56a7-938a-baa1c61dca6a.html

[Warpy]

3. Thanks

I'm going through withdrawal. TV sucks because it's Halloween and horror is my least favorite genre. I'm really spoiled by net radio.

[Tsiyu]

5. Hope you made it through, Warpy

No trick or treaters here. I don't have TV either. I listen to radio out of paris, fr or sao paulo or colorado. Mysterious Universe is a fun show you can catch sometimes.

No one ever shows in this forest, so I went online and read about what the kids were wearing and then I worked and ate most of a carton of Neapolitan Ice Cream. I was going to hand it out with plastic spoons if anyone showed, but then they didn't so it was mine.

I like horror, but it has to be good or B-rate cheesy with humor.

Now it's November. I smell turkey in the distance.

Sorry so long responding. Not on here much.

[Feral Child]

4. "Renovations have been ongoing for years, notably to modernize anti-fire protections."

That's a good working-example of irony.

Some fascinating stuff going on in France. I hope to learn what that drone business is about.