In Which I Pour More Fuel on the Cory Booker Fire
About six weeks before Cory Booker ran into a neighbor’s home to save her from a fire, a building he owned—but didn’t live in—caught fire. Booker had bought the building, and the one next door, in 2009 as a residence for him and his parents. But after the renovations got too costly, he abandoned both buildings and bought another place elsewhere. He’s been looking for buyers ever since. Squatters moved into the absentee-owned building, and may have in fact started the fire. (h/t Matt Sledge)
Forgive the video below—it and the music are truly atrocious—but before everyone starts jumping on me, remember: I didn’t start this fire.
Update (11:45 am)
Turns out the neighbors of Booker’s abandoned buildings have been complaining about lack of maintenance, rodents, squatters, etc. for some time. According to them, he was not the most neighborly of absentee-owners.