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OZ GTR35

By OZ GTR35,
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Hope all is well with John, Tim and Co.

where am I gonna take my car now, they know it all too well :)

Huge fire started in the hoby shop and appears dodgy wiring from previous tenants started it. Doubling up multiple double adapters in a sealed front cabinet. The intense heat actually bent huge RSGs where the main fire was in the hoby shop which relocated early this year to the opposite end of the building upstairs.

Our office was fairly dry from water from above just wet on floor there so lucky I guess. Paul your car was one of the first out.

Late yesterday have the phones working although operating from dyno room. Showroom power should be up today and workshop not too far behind. Our side of the building is OK structrally although may be some distruption whilst building above. The engineers are coming today to check it out and advise and a chance they may have to fence it all off which will be very bad.

So phones working, fax working, and workshop operating in part out of dyno room mainly, until power comes back on. Orders being processed from today. Thanks for everyones support. We will only be bigger and better after this and keep smiling.

GoldZilla Grand Master

GoldZilla

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My sister is constantly doing deliveries to the printers in that same complex and told me about it. She gave me the same information that John has posted, possible dodgy wiring within the hobby shop's premises. Apparently the current owner of the hobby shop was emotionally gutted as he had a lot of personal items stored there, including some models he had built when he was young(er)...

She took this shot of the place and sent it to me. Not a great shot because it's from a phone, but it gives you some idea...

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Good to hear it's had minimal effect on UAS, John.

ido09s Mentor

ido09s

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its great to hear is all is well and everyones cars got out. Has there been any further word on the structural damage to the building?? i went past on Sunday and saw that massive f*#k off I beam up stairs that was bent like a banana!!!!! only a huge ammount of heat could have bent that beam like it has been.

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