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Dispatched at 2:46pm on the afternoon of April 12, 2025, firefighters soon arrived at the 3100 block of East Fairmount Street to find heavy black smoke pouring from the rear of a property.
The bulk of the fire and smoke was due to an automobile and carport burning behind a row of single-story bungalows, but the intense flames had already spread to a neighboring single family dwelling as well. Additional companies were requested, while crews on scene worked to contain fire on both properties and prevent any further spread. 38 firefighters achieved a knockdown of all fire within 22 minutes, enabling the Incident Commander to cancel the additional incoming companies.
All occupants were evacuated from the affected structures and assessed by paramedics on scene, with no injuries reported.
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LAFD Incident 041225-1030
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Impact breccia in the Precambrian of Ontario, Canada.
This outcrop consists of a clast-rich impact pseudotachylite. This is the Sudbury Breccia, which formed during one of the largest impact events in Earth history. The Sudbury Impact Structure is located in southeastern Ontario. It is ovoid in shape, about 37 miles long by 19 miles wide, but it was originally ~circular, having been laterally compressed by tectonic deformation. Before erosion and structural deformation, the structure may have been between 60 and 120 miles across. The impacting object is estimated to have been about 6 miles in size. The impact event itself occurred at 1.85 billion years ago. At that time, this part of Ontario was ocean. Computer modeling indicates that the splash wave generated by the Sudbury Impact may have reached about 30 miles high and generated a ~300 feet high megatsunami that radiated away from the target area for up to ~1800 miles. The impact punched a hole down into underlying mantle rocks.
Abundant evidence indicates that the Sudbury, Ontario area was indeed the site of an impact long ago. This includes impact breccias, shattercones, and extensive syn-formational sulfide mineralization. The sulfides are rich enough for mining to occur. In fact, the Sudbury Mining District targets the # 1 most productive nickel deposit on Earth.
At this outcrop, the clasts in the Sudbury Breccia are principally pieces of Cartier Granite and gneiss. The Cartier Granite is a 2.6 billion year old igneous intrusion. The dark-colored matrix is cryptocrystalline impact pseudotachylite, which formed by melting and rapid cooling.
Geologic unit: Sudbury Breccia, Paleoproterozoic, 1.85 Ga
Locality: Windy Lake Northwest outcrop - roadcut on the western side of Route 144, northwest of the “town” of Windy Lake, Sudbury Impact Structure, Ontario, southeastern Canada (46° 39’ 46.91" North latitude, 81° 31’ 21.22" West longitude)
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4-3-2016
700-blk Morgan Rd, Benson
Benson FD, Blackman's Crossroads FD, Meadow FD, JCEMS, Johnston County Fire Marshal's Office
Part of a lock system that protects New Orleans and other cities from the rising Mississippi. This is a crane that lifts huge doors that flood the Morganza Spillway into the Atchafalaya Basin which diverts the water away from New Orleans.
Painting the structure was a good move; it helps define the space, gives it a fresh and new aesthetic and lifts it from its brown surroundings.
Uneven Structure live at 02 Academy Newcastle, 14/09/2011.
All photos copyright © 2011 Patrick Häberli @ ProgHippie.com
Structured Bokeh and Hillarys Boat Harbour. Canon EF 75-300mm. Setting at f4, 300mm. A six (6) pointed star template in front of the UV filter to shape the Bokeh
Steel Structure, High Tension Galvanized Steel Tubular Pole, Straight Pole,
Tensile Pole, Turn Pole, Galvanized Electric Steel Pole, Power Transmission
Pole, Steel Tower, Street Lighting Pole, High Mast Lighting Pole, Communication
Tower (Only Sale Overseas), Communication Steel Pole, Steel Structure, Street
Lighting Pole , Transmission Line Towers,Communication System Towers.
Thorne Road just off NC 96 North
Selma FD, Thanksgiving FD, Micro FD, Selma EMS, JCEMS
Some extension into the woods, defensive operations on an abandoned structure.
Konark Sun Temple ([koɳarəkə]; also Konârak) is a 13th-century Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha, India. It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250 CE. The temple is in the shape of a gigantic chariot elaborately carved stone wheels, pillars and walls. A major part of the structure is now in ruins. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site[4] and has also featured on various list of Seven Wonders of India.
ETYMOLOGY
The name Konark derives from the combination of the Sanskrit words, Kona (corner) and Arka (sun), in reference to the temple which was dedicated to the Sun god Surya.
The monument was also called the Black Pagoda by European sailors. In contrast, the Jagannath Temple in Puri was called the White Pagoda. Both temples served as important landmarks for the sailors.
ARCHITECTURE
The temple was originally built at the mouth of the river Chandrabhaga, but the waterline has receded since then. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun god, Surya. It has twelve pairs of elaborately carved stone wheels which are 3 meters wide and is pulled by a set of seven horses (4 on the right and 3 on the left). The temple follows the traditional style of Kalinga architecture. It is carefully oriented towards the east so that the first rays of sunrise strikes the principal entrance. The temple is built from Khondalite rocks.
The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana), which was supposedly 70 m tall. Due to the weight of the super structure and weak soil of the area the main vimana fell in 1837. The audience hall (Jagamohana), which is about 30 m tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins. Among the structures, which have survived to the current day, are the dance hall (Nata mandira) and dining hall (Bhoga mandapa).
The Konark temple is also known for its erotic sculptures of maithunas.
Two smaller ruined temples have been discovered nearby. One of them is called the Mayadevi Temple and is located southwest from the entrance of the main temple. It is presumed to have been dedicated to Mayadevi, one of the Sun god's wives. It has been dated to the late 11th century, earlier than the main temple. The other one belongs to some unknown Vaishnava deity. Sculptures of Balarama, Varaha and Trivikrama have been found at the site, indicating it to be a Vaishnavite temple. Both temples have their primary idols missing.
A collection of fallen sculptures can be viewed at the Konark Archaeological Museum which is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.
HISTORY
ANCIENT TEXTS
According to Bhavishya Purana and Samba Purana, there may have been a sun temple in the region earlier than current one, dating to the 9th century or earlier. The books mention three sun temples at Mundira (possibly Konark), Kalapriya (Mathura), and Multan.
According to the scriptures, Samba, the son of Krishna, was cursed with leprosy. He was advised by the sage, Kataka, to worship the sun god to cure his aliment. Samba underwent penance for 12 years in Mitravana near the shores of Chandrabhaga. Both the original Konark temple and the Multan temple have been attributed to Samba.
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st Century CE) mentions a port called Kainapara, which has been identified as current day Konark.
SUN DIAL AND TIME
The wheels of the temple are sundials which can be used to calculate time accurately to a minute including day and night.
SECOND TEMPLE
According to the Madala Panji, there was another temple in the region. It was built by one Pundara Kesari. He may have been Puranjaya, the 7th century ruler, of the Somavasmi Dynasty.
NARASIMHADEVA I
The current temple is attributed to Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. His reign spanned from 1238 to 1264 CE. The temple may have been a monument to his victory against Tughral Tughan Khan.
DHARMAPADA´S TALE
According to local folklore, Narasimhadeva I had hired a chief architect called Bisu Maharana to build the temple. After a period of twelve years, a workforce of twelve thousand almost finished the construction. But, they failed to mount the crown stone. The impatient king ordered the temple to be finished in three days or the artisans be put to death. At the time, Bisu Maharana's twelve-year-old son, Dharmapada arrived at the site. Bisu Maharana had never seen his son, as he had left his village when his wife was still pregnant. Dharmapada successfully proposed a solution to mount the crown stone. But, the artisans were still apprehensive that the king will be displeased to learn that a boy succeeded where his best artisans failed. Dharmapada climbed onto the temple and leapt into the water to save his father and his co-workers.
COLLAPSE
There have been several proposed theories for the collapse of the main sanctum. The date of the collapse is also not certain.
The Kenduli copper plates of Narasimha IV (Saka 1305 or 1384 CE) states the temple to be in a perfect state.
In the 16th century Ain-i-Akbari, Abul Fazl also mentions Konark being in a proper state. The account also mentions the cost of construction being 12 years of revenue.
The cause of collapse is also placed on Kalapahad who invaded Odisha in 1568.
In 1627, the then Raja of Khurda had removed the sun idol from Konark and moved it to the Jagannath temple in Puri.
James Fergusson (1808–1886) had the opinion that marshy foundation had caused the collapse. But, the structure has shown no sign of sinking into its foundation. Fergusson, who visited the temple in 1837, recorded a corner of the main sanctum still standing. It also fell down in 1848 due to a strong gale.
According to Percy Brown (1872–1955), the temple was not properly completed and so it collapsed. This contradicts earlier recorded accounts of the temple being in a proper state.
In 1929, an analysis of a moss covered rock estimated the date of abandonment at around 1573.
Other proposed causes include lightning and earthquake.
ARUNA STAMBHA
In the last quarter of the 18th century, when worship had ceased in the temple, the Aruna stambha (Aruna pillar) was removed from the entrance of Konark temple and placed at the Singha-dwara (Lion's Gate) of the Jagannath temple in Puri by a Maratha Brahmachari called Goswain (or Goswami). The pillar is made of monolithic chlorite and is 10.26 m tall . It is dedicated to Aruna, the charioteer of the Sun god.
PRESERVATION EFFORTS
In 1803, requests were made for conservations by the East India Marine Board, but only removal of stones from the site was prohibited by the Governor General. As a result, a part of the main tower, which was still standing, collapsed in 1848.
The then Raja of Khurda removed some stones and sculptures to use in a temple he was building in Puri. A few gateways and some sculptures were destroyed in the process. In 1838, after the depredation of the Raja of Khurda, Asiatic Society of Bengal requested conservation, but the requests were denied and only preventative of human-caused damages were guaranteed. The Raja was forbidden to remove any more stones.
In 1859, Asiatic Society of Bengal proposed moving an architrave depicting the navagraha to the Indian Museum in Calcutta. The first attempt in 1867 was abandoned as the funds ran out.
In 1894, thirteen sculptures were moved to the Indian Museum.
In 1903 when a major excavation was attempted nearby, the then Lieutenant governor of Bengal, J. A. Baurdilon, ordered the temple to be sealed and filled with sand to prevent the collapse of the Jagamohana.
In 1906, casuarina and punnang trees were planted facing the sea to buffer the site against sand-laden winds.
In 1909, the Mayadevi temple was discovered while removing sand and debris.
The temple was granted World Heritage Site status by the UNESCO in 1984.
WIKIPEDIA
Photo credit: Allan Lissner/Oxfam
Artist credit: Toronto School of Art
Location: Trinity Square Park, Toronto
The demise of Colwyn Bay pier. You can find the history of the pier on the web easily enough so I just wanted to post my pictures of this icon structure as a record of it's decline over the last 17 years.
I took some photos back in 2001 when I was just testing a new camera, but since then the pier started to deteriorate to the point where it was fenced off for safety reasons and eventually then collapsed last year. Half of the structure was demolished last year and they are, as I write, demolishing the rest of it.
It is a sad end to a feature which has been a part of my and most other locals lives since childhood.
I remember riding my bike along it and being mesmerised by the planking sliding past my wheels to the extent that when I looked up it was just in time to see the end of the pier which I hit destroying the bike!! I remember watch the fishermen pulling up dozens of mackerel at a time and lowering my line over the railing to find it wasn't long enough to reach the water!
I used to love the arcade and have many memories of the Golden Goose. We also used to limb on the girders beneath seeing if we were brave enough to walk out over the water. Playing chicken with the waves under the pier and getting soaked. I also remember many a great night {and some grim ones) in the disco they held on the pier. (Pappa's got a brand new Pigbag, Don't you want me Baby stand out for me. Being slapped by some girl because I was head-banging (why me??), the horrible wobbly plastic pint 'glasses' and having my first snog.
The end of an era.
Title: Railroad Yard with Close Clearance
Descriptive Information: hdl.handle.net/1813.001/20988290
Date: Ca. 1961
Creator: Switchmen's Union of North America (SUNA)
Image ID: 5003pb62f065
Collection: U.S. President's Railroad Commission Photographs (#5003 P)
Repository: The Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives in the ILR School at Cornell University is the Catherwood Library unit that collects, preserves, and makes accessible special collections documenting the history of the workplace and labor relations. catherwood.library.cornell.edu/kheel
Collection Information: http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/htmldocs/KCL05003p.html
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Abandoned home place back in the woods off of White Star Dr off of Holland Rd. A house, several outbuildings and woods.
Fuquay-Varina FD
Holly Springs FD
Northwest Harnett FD
Wake County EMS
WC1
Gigaom Structure Connect conference at Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday & Wednesday October 21-22, 2014.
More of this: www.flickr.com/photos/dogwatcher/sets/72157629143736558/w...
Ich hatte neulich einen Termin in Bremen, wo ich gemäß Google-Maps ganz in der Nähe vom Universum Bremen (eine Art Wissenschafts-Dauerausstellung für Familien und Schulklassen) wäre.
Nun, es stellte sich heraus ich war sogar genau nur einen Steinwurf entfernt, und auch wenn ich nicht hineingehen konnte nahm ich ein paar Fotos mit.
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This is a building of the complex of the so called "Universum Bremen", a kind of science-fair in Bremen / Germany.
in winter’s bareness
the structures become more clear
what is important
what is not
red robin like an inner flame
inside a structure
a home?
what kind of home am I building?
the branches like paths
of choices made
Commercial Structure Fire
4-22-2015
Wilco, NC 42 West at I-40
Electrical fire in the bathroom
Cleveland, Clayton, Garner FD
EMS24, Medic2
2 Vivitar 285HV's Cross lighting subjects.
1 is directly to my left wide throw at 1/2 power to counter sunlight.
2 is 5-8 ft to my right normal throw 1/16 power for extra fill and pop.
Sun From mother Nature backlighting subjects above the rim of the building.
Wilson's Mills
1-18-2017
Fire Department Road
Wilson's Mills FD, Selma FD, Clayton FD, Selma EMS, Johnston County EMS, NC Forest Service, Johnston County Fire Marshal