The Arlington Fire

Posted by Ryan Jerz 11/30/2006. Permalink | Shortlink | Tweet it!

The fire that damaged a mansion on Arlington Street on November 24 damaged more than a house. It was a place owned by the Reno Sparks Gospel Mission and used as a home for women the Mission took in. It also damaged one family’s belongings as they worked to renovate the place. I took a look around the house today with my videocamera.

Ryan Jerz Ryan Jerz is an all-around good guy who shoots photos and video, builds websites, and works in athletics at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received a Masters Degree in 2007 from the University of Nevada, Reno's Reynolds School of Journalism.

Comments

Brett wrote:

Thanks for letting us see what the house actually looked like. It’s interesting that it ended up having about the same lifespan as a human: 76 years.

Dec 2, 08:03 PM

Ryan Jerz wrote:

I hadn’t thought of that on the lifespan. I’m just glad I got out and did it. I really wanted to get inside. At least along the ground I think it would have been safe, but I wasn’t about to cross those barriers. Thanks for checking it out.

Dec 3, 04:03 PM

Josh wrote:

Thanks for taking to time to shoot and share.

Dec 5, 01:32 PM

Jim wrote:

Good one, Ryan. I admired that house every time I drove past it. I was happy to hear somebody was rennovating it … It will be interesting to see where the arson investigation goes. In the days after the fire, there were investigators crawling all over it.

Dec 6, 12:17 AM

KatiePolleny wrote:

Hey Ryan. I’m glad one of us interactive grads got out and did something good. I live right there, and have looked at that place on my drive around for the last 2 years. I was so sad to see it burn, especially since it didn’t sell for a while. Good narration, I liked your movie. You Rock, Rock!

Dec 6, 01:14 AM

Abbey wrote:

Nice Ryan! Spence and I really enjoyed your reporting!

Dec 7, 02:27 AM

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