Beal responds to Thompson Block fire

By Citizen Staff
Sep. 23, 2009    ·    3:29 p.m.

The Ypsilanti Citizen received the following statement from Stewart Beal, who owns the Thompson Building, this afternoon.

The Thompson Block was devastated by a fire early this morning, which took firefighters from five different departments throughout the region to extinguish.

The story about the fire can be found here: Fire destroys Thompson Block

Beal requested that this statement be ran in its entirety and the content was not altered by the Citizen

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I am completely devastated by the events at the Thompson Block this morning.

However, we at the Beal Group view this fire simply as a development setback, albeit a major one, and are determined to complete the project that we started several years ago.

We cannot comment at this time how this fire will affect our timeline, but over the next few days you will see the Beal Construction team working in an effort to stabilize the façade to prevent further collapse. We will also be bringing in an expert team of architects and engineers to determine what the best course of action is going forward.

We feel that the City of Ypsilanti’s most significant attribute is its rich history and will always work to preserve it in the best way we can. Please know that Stewart Beal and the Beal Group are as fully committed to the Thompson Block now, as we always have been.