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Book Shop is open but still blowing out the smoke.<\/p><\/div>\n
A fire was set at the entrance of Iliad Book Shop in North Hollywood, CA. on late Thursday night November 3, 2022.\u00a0 This was a deliberate act of arson, as not only were books piled up against the entry doors and set alight, but threatening fliers were posted on several walls of the shop.<\/strong><\/h5>\nLuckily a passerby spotted the fire and was able to flag down an L.A. Fire Department truck that was driving by.\u00a0 Quick action by the Firemen extinguished\u00a0the blaze, but the store filled with smoke, damaging many books.\u00a0 The two bookstore cats, loved by the customers as well as the owner, were rescued.<\/b><\/p>\n
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Most of the smoke has been cleared, but remaining damage has to be taken care of.\u00a0 If the flames had spread inside it would have been a much worse situation, as the smoke can ruin books and then water pouring on them will, of course, ruin the books totally.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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Owner Dan Weinstein<\/p><\/div>\n
Dan Weinstein, owner of Iliad Books is grateful for the quick action of the LAFD, but also that his two beloved cats, Apollo and Zeus were saved.\u00a0 You can see a photo of Apollo sleeping on a ladder at the home page of Bookstore Memories. Sometimes when I was sitting on the floor in the Iliad browsing through books, Apollo would come over and closely inspect my choices, letting me know which books I should buy.\u00a0 A very literary cat!\u00a0 Zeus, the other feline, seemed to like the warm basket on the counter, accepting adoration from the customers.\u00a0 Dan certainly has two of the best managers a bookstore could ever ask for.<\/strong><\/p>\nWe will be reporting further on this attack.\u00a0 The questions of who set the fire and why, and the incredible series of recent arson fires in NOHO.\u00a0 Meanwhile, please go to the Iliad Book Shop website.\u00a0 They have a Go Fund Me page if readers can donate to help them replace the doors and install security cameras.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0IliadBooks.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arsonists Set Fire at Iliad Book Shop in NOHO by Paul Hunt A fire was set at the entrance of Iliad Book Shop in North Hollywood, CA. on late Thursday night November 3, 2022.\u00a0 This was a deliberate act of … Continue reading
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Owner Dan Weinstein<\/p><\/div>\n
Dan Weinstein, owner of Iliad Books is grateful for the quick action of the LAFD, but also that his two beloved cats, Apollo and Zeus were saved.\u00a0 You can see a photo of Apollo sleeping on a ladder at the home page of Bookstore Memories. Sometimes when I was sitting on the floor in the Iliad browsing through books, Apollo would come over and closely inspect my choices, letting me know which books I should buy.\u00a0 A very literary cat!\u00a0 Zeus, the other feline, seemed to like the warm basket on the counter, accepting adoration from the customers.\u00a0 Dan certainly has two of the best managers a bookstore could ever ask for.<\/strong><\/p>\n We will be reporting further on this attack.\u00a0 The questions of who set the fire and why, and the incredible series of recent arson fires in NOHO.\u00a0 Meanwhile, please go to the Iliad Book Shop website.\u00a0 They have a Go Fund Me page if readers can donate to help them replace the doors and install security cameras.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0IliadBooks.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arsonists Set Fire at Iliad Book Shop in NOHO by Paul Hunt A fire was set at the entrance of Iliad Book Shop in North Hollywood, CA. on late Thursday night November 3, 2022.\u00a0 This was a deliberate act of … Continue reading