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Smoke billows out of the storefronts of Dorian Studios and Churchill's Steakhouse. (July 24, 2008)
Christopher Anderson The Spokesman-Review
Spokane firefighters pump water onto the Joel building fire from an aerial bucket.
Flames show through the roof of the former Joel building as Spokane firefighters try to get water on blaze Thursday. (July 24, 2008)
Flames and smoke shoot from the Joel building Thursday. (July 24, 2008)
The fire draws spectators in downtown Spokane.
Spokane Fire Department personnel interview spectators at the scene of the fire in downtown Spokane.
The fire spreads a plume of smoke. (July 24, 2008)
Spokane firefighters are framed by the downtown railroad viaduct as they train a hose on the Joel building fire Thursday.
The fire spreads a plume of smoke from the former Joel building where Dorian photography and Churchill's Steakhouse were destroyed Thursday. (July 24, 2008)
A three-alarm fire spreads a plume of smoke from the Joel building, where Dorian photography and Churchill's Steakhouse were destroyed Thursday.
Firefighters spray water on the Joel building as smoke billows out. (July 24, 2008)
The sun tries to burn through a plume of smoke from the Joel building where Dorian Studio and Churchill's Steakhouse were destroyed.
Spokane firefighters are framed in the pillars of the downtown railroad viaduct as they fight the fire.
A portrait possibly from the photography studio in the Joel building sits underneath the railroad viaduct along Post Street in downtown Spokane. (July 24, 2008)
Brian Plonka The Spokesman-Review
Aerial firefighting apparatuses surround the Joel building, dousing flames in a large hole in the roof as a train passes in downtown Spokane. (July 24, 2008)
Spokane firefighters hold their ground as the wind shifts, sending a ball of smoke from the Joel building fire in their direction in downtown Spokane. (July 24, 2008)
A firefighter walks past the Joel building carrying hand tools. The Thursday morning fire at the building was fought largely with ladder trucks. (July 24, 2008)
A Spokane firefighter walks along Post Street in downtown Spokanelate Thursday morning as the Joel building fire rages. (July 24, 2008)
A Spokane firefighter watches as water is applied to the burning Joel building in downtown Spokane. (July 24, 2008)
Millions of gallons of water turned Post Street into a waterway as runoff from the Joel building fire spilled into the downtown corridor. (July 24, 2008)
Smoke rises from the Joel building as firefighters work the blaze Thursday morning in downtown Spokane. (July 24, 2008)
Spokane firefighters are framed in the pillars of the downtown rail viaduct as they fight the Joel building fire Thursday morning. (July 24, 2008)
Members of the media and other spectators gather on top of the Davenport Tower to watch firefighters work on the Joel building fire Thursday.
Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
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