But no, seriously. If I complained today that nothing exciting happened, I’d be lying.
Yes, Our faculty caught on fire. First we had water leaks on the sixth floor, and these cause a short circuit which caused fire. And not something you can put out by peeing on. The flames consumed the south wing of the 6th and 7th floor. Luckily, I was had a lecture at the ground floor, so I was all right, and from what I overheard from the security, which was also confirmed by an email the school sent us, nobody is dead or seriously injured.
Firts we thought it was a fire drill, and I really hoped to learn about scripting in Maya (God it looks complicated). Then once outside we saw the smoke. From one side it looked rather less dramatic, but on the other side of the building, DAMN!
The largest damage that was caused was probably to the students and staff who kept their work there, as the 4th quarter of the year is in progress and people work really hard. To make the whole situation more regrettable, the sixth floor which caught fire was restored and refitted (with lovely 900 dollar chairs) last summer. In addition, the neighborhood is plagued by nasty fumes, which is made worse by the fact that we, architecture students use foams, plastics and other stuff you generally don’t want to burn.
I just hope that the school is insured and that the bulding won’t smell too much when we return. To prove that I’m not lying, I took some pictures (everyone with a mobile did). This was the situation at roughly 9:50. As of 12:15, the fire is still not under control.
Not too dramatic? That white cloud behind the building is NOT a cloud.
6 and 7 South are in flames.
As seen from the Shell gas station at TU wijk.
As seen from the Delft train station.
Peter
