Fromista albergue fire

[naplesdon]

El Norte de Castilla is reporting the albergue El Canal in Fromista was destroyed by a fire last night 3/30/19. Fortunantely no one was injured but it looks like it is a total loss from the pictures they have printed.

 

[nycwalking]

At least no one was hurt.

 

[alexwalker]

https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/palencia/incendio-calcina-albergue-20190330140242-nt.html

 

[t2andreo]

This will increase demand on the remaining albergues. Not a good thing with the busy months coming.

It will be interesting to see if the cause is determined and reported. If anyone gets reliable information, please share it here.

 

[Frances Bat]

I'm sorry to hear that but glad everyone was safe

 

[naplesdon]

This albergue was not one of the ones in the middle of town, it is closer to the train stop along the tracks

 

[Arlene Laskey]

I stayed there last year. Sorry to hear about this.

 

[Deleted member 59555]

El Norte de Castilla is reporting the albergue El Canal in Fromista was destroyed by a fire last night 3/30/19. Fortunantely no one was injured but it looks like it is a total loss from the pictures they have printed.

Thank God no one was injured . It does bring up a point about coming to the door of albergue's in the morning, to find them locked and in one we were all waiting for some one to unlock the door only to hear a car pull up and the door unlocked from the outside. Imagine!

 

[Deleted member 59555]

PS my daughter and I leave on Friday to do it all again. Anyone know what the weather is like over there? We start walking on the 9th.

 

[jungleboy]

Oh gosh, I stayed there two years ago. Glad no one was hurt.

 

[tpmchugh]

El Norte de Castilla is reporting the albergue El Canal in Fromista was destroyed by a fire last night 3/30/19. Fortunantely no one was injured but it looks like it is a total loss from the pictures they have printed.

My favourite albergue in Fromista. Because its not in centre of town, it never filled up until after everywhere else. The attached bar served a great dinner too. Unfortunate that it was an old refurbished train station so made almost entirely of wood. So sad

 

[David Tallan]

El Norte de Castilla is reporting the albergue El Canal in Fromista was destroyed by a fire last night 3/30/19. Fortunantely no one was injured but it looks like it is a total loss from the pictures they have printed.

That's where my son and I stayed in 2016. I still remember the delicious rabbit stew supper I had there. So sorry to read of this.

 

[tomjane40]

That is sad to see. We stayed there in 2017.

 

[mark connolly]

Stayed there about 2 years ago. According to the updated article: "The shelter had not yet opened to the public after the winter break". As per Google Translate.

La Guardia Civil considera que el fuego en el albergue de Frómista fue fortuito

La colaboración de la Unidad de Policía Judicial de León, especializada en incendios, no será ya necesaria para determinar el origen

www.elnortedecastilla.es

Mark

 

[Dres]

Sorry to hear this, I stayed there a couple of years ago and took this picture in the bar/front room.

 

[nathanael]

My favourite albergue in Fromista. Because its not in centre of town, it never filled up until after everywhere else. The attached bar served a great dinner too. Unfortunate that it was an old refurbished train station so made almost entirely of wood. So sad

I believe its the one I stayed at single roometes by the train tracks. Lady that ran was very nice great meals. sad to hear it was a peaceful place and loved when the train went by.

 

[Ian L]

Yes, this was the one next to the train station. I had a beer there before getting on the train at the end of my 2017 Camino. When I returned to Fromista in 2019 to complete my Camino, it was destroyed. It was a cool place for an Albergue!

 

[David Tallan]

I know this past year has been an especially hard year for the Camino infrastructure, especially on the more popular routes where there are private albergues and places that really rely on pilgrim traffic. But the resurrection of this thread has reminded me that it is ever the way that some places will close. When the traffic resumes, some new places will open to meet the needs. Some will become the new favourites for future pilgrims. It cannot be otherwise in a pilgrim route that has waxed and waned and waxed again over a thousand years of history. People wonder if the Camino can sustain the increases or decreases in pilgrim traffic. It will outlast us all.