Comments on: Dorothy Brizill and Gary Imhoff’s House Burns Down

By: HowardCH

HowardCH — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:54:03 +0000

Word is they are preparing a Discrimination suite against someone related to the fire. DC doesn't need hypocrites like this! What a couple of bums!

By: notanewbie

notanewbie — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:07:46 +0000

Is the city going to send them the bill for all the hours firemen and cops put in on this site, and for the demolition work that has been going on for a week and is still not finished? This whole thing was entirely avoidable... That's what city codes are for.

By: mighty

mighty — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:47:26 +0000

by records that they kept, do you mean trash?

By: Dr. Dee

Dr. Dee — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:17:27 +0000

Dorothy and Gary have been invaluable in their reporting. I hope that this tragedy does not stop their mission to keep our DC politicians on their best behavior.

By: Reader

Reader — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:53:29 +0000

So the city considered it abandoned and vacant as far back as 2002, but these people still lived there? A falling-down property like this is a hazard to everyone in the neighborhood. It's reasonable to ask why the D.C. government didn't enforce the rules more effectively. Maybe they should have been covering their own case.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:09:49 +0000

This is what happens to a house that should have been condemned years ago. It was bound to happen considering the condition of the house and all of the hoarding that was occurring at the residence. These two obviously have no regard for their neighbors who have been significantly impacted by this fire. To boot they don't even have home insurance coverage!

By: Denise Wiktor

Denise Wiktor — Sat, 05 May 2012 14:17:31 +0000

I hope you can do a follow up on how we can assist, and the cause. I know Dorothy and Gary but not well enough to waltz up and know what they need. The records that have been lost in this fire are invaluable. I hope they are ok.

Denise Wiktor

By: hoos30

hoos30 — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:10:58 +0000

Irony overfloweth. Our city watchdogs, who bust DC's balls over every single tiny issue, lived in a house with so many code violations that it finally just spontaneously combusted.

By: Cap City Records Panhandler

Cap City Records Panhandler — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:40:22 +0000

If the city had any balls they would have hired this duo years ago in some sort of IG capacity.

By: Drez

Drez — Sat, 05 May 2012 01:17:20 +0000

Good reporting.
Thanks.