Tuesday, December 11, 2007
$100,000 worth of paintings destroyed in art gallery fire
MIAMI (WSVN) -- Fire Rescue officials say a fluke electrical blaze at an art gallery early Tuesday claimed an estimated $100,000-worth of paintings.
Miami Fire Rescue responded to a fire at the Harold Golen Gallery, located at 2921 NW 6th Ave., around 3:30 a.m.
Fire rescue officials believe a helium-filled balloon, flying over the art gallery as advertisement during Art Basel, may have caused the fire. Authorities suspect the balloon, secured on the side of the building, hit electrical wires, which then sparked a short circuit. The electrical box in the facility's storage room was blown out.
The gallery has only been open for three months.
According to the gallery's website, an exhibit titled "Subjective Reality: A journey into the Neo-Psychedelic Art Movement featuring Skot Olsen" opened there last week.
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