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Last night, on my way home from the Friday Gamesday party, I got into the right turn lane on Snelling, preparing to follow my usual route home by turning onto University Avenue - only to find the way blocked by police cars across University Avenue at that intersection. I turned into the parking lot of the Midway Shopping Center to try a detour, only to find myself in a long line of other cars with the same idea.
Once I'd made it to the middle of the parking lot I could see that there were fire engines and more police cars in front of the empty warehouse on the corner of Simpson and University. I assume the warehouse to be empty because it's one block from where I live, and I've passed it frequently in the past couple years, and noticed broken windows on the second floor, boarded over first-floor windows and the general air of neglect.
Rather than wait in queue to be let out at Pascal, I got back onto Snelling and took my turn at Sherburne. From there, passing Simpson, I could see the huge billows of smoke from the fire, but it looked like the fire department had it all under control.
Once I'd made it to the middle of the parking lot I could see that there were fire engines and more police cars in front of the empty warehouse on the corner of Simpson and University. I assume the warehouse to be empty because it's one block from where I live, and I've passed it frequently in the past couple years, and noticed broken windows on the second floor, boarded over first-floor windows and the general air of neglect.
Rather than wait in queue to be let out at Pascal, I got back onto Snelling and took my turn at Sherburne. From there, passing Simpson, I could see the huge billows of smoke from the fire, but it looked like the fire department had it all under control.