Arson investigators probe a Monday Harvey motel fire that may have started with a couple's celebration.
Posted on 07/04/2006 7:36:19 AM PDT by LA Woman3
A woman's plans to celebrate her husband's release from jail, complete with candles and a veil-draped lamp, is believed to have sparked a three-alarm blaze early Monday that destroyed much of a Harvey motel.
The woman leased Room 223, where the fire started, at the Best Western at 1700 Lapalco Blvd. in anticipation of her husband's midnight release Sunday from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna, said motel owner Dawn Boteler.
The couple's names were not released, but the woman lives in the New Orleans area, he said.
"When the fire started, they were the first ones to leave," Boteler said. "They're long gone."
He added: "Everybody got out, and nobody was injured. That would be the important thing, first."
The cause for the 4 a.m. blaze is under investigation by State Fire Marshal investigators, but Assistant Chief Terry Thibodaux of the Harvey Volunteer Fire Company said the fire appears to have started in Room 223.
Firefighters received a report that the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office dispatched a deputy to the room to investigate a disturbance before the fire, but the Sheriff's Office was unable to confirm it.
Boteler said one of his employees saw the lighted candles and veiled lamp through Room 223's window's partially opened curtains. The woman told the employee she planned to stay for two weeks, he said. He turned over information about the couple to investigators and added that he does not like to lease rooms to local people.
"Local people always trash rooms," Boteler said.
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Man, that had to be some kind of romance!!!!!!!!!!
Ahhh, young love in the air ....
The last she was heard saying was, "oh baby, you're so hot, my heart's on fire for you."
What did Joni Mitchell say, "I've seen a lot of hot, hot blazes come down in smoke and ash." Please, don't take me literally, folks.
She had the hots for him.
Understatement of the day
Ping
My wife and I call them children.
This reminds me of a movie I saw one time where a guy goes in the bedroom to find his wife waiting for him with some red filmy thing draped over the lamp. Well, the filmy thing was synthetic and was getting hot and filling the room with smoke. He asked her what it was for, she said she was making it sexy, and he says, "If it gets any sexier in here I think I'm going to pass out!"
"Come on baby light my fire."
My experience with this hotel took place in: July, 2006
Had only a short stay here but was the best I had in years. Very comfortable, nice decorated rooms with great lighting effect, great layout with balconies facing centre courtyard for easy quick departure. Felt safe. The mattress was very firm. The fire alarm signal worked very well. We really liked this place, too bad we couldn't stay longer. Wish I had time to try the shower and the pool.
Recommend it highly as soon as the renovations are complete.
Looks like their fireworks got out of control.
"Ya think he might have just wanted a steak and some beer ?"
No doubt, and then maybe just a little piece......peace.... Sometimes it just doesn't matter which way ya spell it, does it?
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