[TheForge] Fire in Tom Latane's shop

[Dave Brown]

I received this from the Guild of Metalsmiths and thought I'd pass it along 
since some of you on this list know Tom and/or are familiar with his 
magnificent work.

Dave Brown


>On January 2,2003 a fire broke out in Tom Latane's shop.  Tom received a 
>call from a neighbor at 5:30 (I think AM) saying that there was a fire and 
>the fire department had been called.  The fire department put out the fire 
>just as it was reaching the attic.  The fire started in the north east 
>corner where the charcoal was stored and burned through the wall.
>
>Tom lost hardly any tools.  You can imagine what the smoke and water did 
>to the shop and display rooms.  Everything is coated with grimy smoke smell.
>
>Bob Walsh and Ted Johnson, along with other friends and neighbors, pitched 
>in with the clean-up at the rate of two or three a day.  Tom says that 
>help came so soon that he did not have time to be depressed.
>
>The professional cleaners sent by the insurance company arrived on January 
>6, 2003.  Tom has almost finished cleaning his tools.  The ceiling in the 
>forge has been removed because of fire,smoke, water and stink 
>damage.  Probably most of the wall material can stay, but the joints need 
>to be retaped.
>
>Bob

Dave Brown
Heritage Smithing
Green Bay, WI
ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG

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