closed #166694
Fire Hazards
350 W 11th ST
- Case Date:
- 12/1/2018
Upland At 350 w 11th st consistantly puts an obstacle in front of an exit to prevent people from using the entrance/exit in the winter. Today the door is even locked preventing exit.
Upland At 350 w 11th st consistantly puts an obstacle in front of an exit to prevent people from using the entrance/exit in the winter. Today the door is even locked preventing exit.
I am an employee at Brother's bar and grill. The past few times I've worked the door and we reached maximum capacity, my manager rolled back the occupancy counter to falsify our current occupancy to allow in more customers than is safe. He also has us stack trash and cardboard in front of emergency exits. I am concerned for the safety and well being of staff and patrons.
There is a power/phone line hanging less than 5ft off the ground. I have witnessed MANY children reach up and grab ahold of it.
Persistent problems in Waterman Addition: 1. Unpainted curbs by fire hydrants 1301 W. 8th 1524 W. 8th 1680 W. 8th 2. Hydrant Paint codes missing or ambiguous blue - 1301 W 8th original grey - 1323 W. 8th original grey - 321 N. Hopewell red - 1524 W. 8th original grey - 1680 W. 8th red/yellow? - 1723 W. 8th red/yellow? - 1625 W. 7th
I saw some neighborhood kids playing on what looked like our neighbors' power or phone box units. The kids were jumping and pushing them and pretending (I think?) to get shocked. One kid looked like he was trying to pull one over. I am concerned that they will get hurt or that a fire will start due to the damage. When I went to tell them to stop, they had run off.
Chad Ackerman is a the business owner of Ackerman Auto Detail located at 630 South Patterson Drive. This morning, after coming to work he found that his workplace was full of smoke. This is due to the common occurrence of the homeless population using the space behind his business as a place where they light fires. These fires are uncovered and lead to a very toxic smell. This is a potential danger to the business, employees, customers and city of Bloomington.
Tree growing into gas line area. Not a problem now, but eventually that tree could be good fire wood when it decides to take on the gas line in the future. Also your building has a broken window near side door.
Strong smell of natural gas.
Branches caught in power lines.
My next door neighbor, Carl James, (at 703 W. 7th Street) burns trash and plastic and Styrofoam in his wood stove. The smoke is heavy, black and acrid. It is polluting the air. I think there must be regulations against burning trash like this. We have asked him not to do this and explained to him that it creates toxins in the air. A group of neighbors chipped in and bought him two ricks of wood recently, but his son took most of it and resold it. We do not know what else to do. Can someone from the City talk to him about this? Thank you.