posted on August 12, 2008

The Globe And Mail: Angry residents rally as homes remain shut

People shout about asbestos, and the hungry pets, medications and personal items they had to leave behind

By: KATE HAMMER AND JAMIE KOMARNICKI
With reports from Tu Thanh Ha and Matthew Trevisan
Published: August 12, 2008
Source: The Globe And Mail

A cool summer breeze danced past the two-storey homes on Spalding Road yesterday, the afternoon sun reflected in shards of broken glass. The charred remains of Sunrise Propane sat on the far west end of the working-class street, while a few blocks away, near the east end, angry residents smouldered behind yellow police tape.

Sid Glass, 87, a diminutive retired taxi driver who has lived in the neighbourhood for more than 50 years, stared up at a stern-faced police officer.

"You mean that air over there is worse than this air over here?" he shouted. "I just need five minutes in my house, I need to go to my house!"

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