Re: Kendall's Fire Station 9 closed due to mold; freakin' pus...

[Guest guest]

This is the type of story that just makes me cry and scream at the same

time. People just don't have a clue what mold can do. If they could only walk in

our shoes they would certainly understand. Some are so closed minded and

Stupid. If they would just do a little reading and listen so many people

wouldn't

be suffering!!

Sue

Kendall's Fire Station 9 closed due to mold; freakin' pussies, says

resident

Thu Dec 18, 2008 at 09:02:00 AM

Miami New Times - Miami,FL,USA

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If there's one thing Riptide likes better than a juicy news tip,

it's quotably irate citizenry. So today, Christmas came early: Sable

Chase resident Mike Grant gave us both.

Construction foreman Grant has noticed his local firehouse, Miami-

Dade Station 9, one of the busiest in the county, has had its doors

closed for a couple of weeks. The rumor going around: it closed due

to mold spore contamination, which caused a firefighter to get sick.

Grant, who points out mold-killing spray is available at Walgreen's

for $1.99 a can, is unimpressed. " I don't think anybody's going to

die from mold spores, " he booms, drawing out those last vowels in

mock-horror. " Maybe if you lick the floor for fifteen years, you can

get mold poisoning. Look at the fireman's job: you're dealing with a

guy that just got stabbed and is gushing blood, and might have AIDS,

and you're worried about moooooold spooores in the shower? Come on. "

Actually, this is probably one of the few cities where mortal

municipal mold probably isn't a concept to scoff at. But Grant has a

pretty good point on another count: what's up with Miami-Dade's

secrecy in the unreported closing? Shouldn't residents be informed

when their local firehouse suddenly goes Andromeda Strain on the

neighborhood'neighb

" If it is the case that a very, very active fire station will be

shut down because of mold spores, " says Grant, " how long is it going

to be shut down for? We just want and answer from somebody with a

brain. Either Gimenez or Katy Sorenson, or another of these

freakin' people we've elected. "

We picked up his brain-seeking gauntlet and called Miami-Dade Fire

Rescue, where we spoke to Lt. Elkin Sierra, who confirmed that the

station was " undergoing remodeling because of the mold " (how's that

for some elegant spin?), but would not confirm that a firefighter

had gotten sick. He said it had been closed for a " couple of weeks " ,

but couldn't tell us when they expected it to be back up and running.

We've been promised more information, and will keep you updated. In

the meantime, Grant has some company. A firefighter who hadn't heard

about the closing and declined to be identified, blanched when we

informed him. " Closed because of mold? " he said in disbelief. " We

can't close. No fire station can close because of mold. "

-Gus -

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