BMore's "Book Thing" burns down

[Recursion]

This is killing me.

http://www.citypaper.com/blogs/the-news-hole/bcpnews-fire-closes-the-book-thing-20160302-story.html

The Baltimore City Fire Department was called to free book outlet The Book Thing at about 5 a.m. for a report of a fire. The fire in the Abell warehouse was under control shortly after arrival, owner Russell Wattenberg said as he stood in smoke-scented water and literature in the warehouse's back room, but he is still puzzled by the cause.

"They're investigating," he said. "We're devastated. We're not even sure what the insurance will cover as all the books were free."

Outside, neighbors milled around the piles of scorched magazines and books whose odor wafted through the morning air.

"It's horrible," said Anna, an Abell Avenue resident who did not give her last name. "I hope they can reopen."

Baltimore, along with DC, is a city I will love until the day I die, because they both fostered me.

This is really sad news.

[Warpy]

1. Hmmm, time to pack up some books and contribute, I guess

Any enterprise that gets people reading is a good one.

[NWCorona]

7. Truth!

[wildeyed]

2. Let us know if they do a GoFundMe

to try to get it back open. I would kick in a few $$.

[Recursion]

4. Here it is

It's above-target so far, but I really would love to have some funding come from DU...

https://www.gofundme.com/bookthingfirefund

[wildeyed]

5. They blew past their goal!

I made a small donation directly on their site. I'm not from B'more, but still from that area and I LOVE books. Post when they get the new one off the ground. If you remember!

[Recursion]

6. Yeah, absolutely destroyed it

I will definitely let you know!

[NWCorona]

8. That is good news!

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Very sad

Makes my borough's Leave One Take One cheap and put together.