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Fire Damages Citgo Sign

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Fire Damages Citgo Sign

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BOSTON (WBZ) ― A fire burned part of the landmark Citgo sign in Kenmore Square Wednesday.

It started just before noon and was put out a few minutes later. A small area of black soot could be seen on one side of the sign.

The fire department told WBZ a police officer and a worker spotted the flames around 11:45 a.m.

Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said it was likely caused by an electrical short circuit and estimated the damage at about $5,000.

The Citgo sign has been part of the Boston skyline for decades.

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An early version was built in 1940. The current version has sat atop Kenmore Square since 1965.

It's said to be the largest sign in New England.

It was once illuminated with five miles of neon tubes, until a 2005 renovation, when the neon was replaced by LED's.

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Fire Damages Citgo Sign

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BOSTON (WBZ) ― A fire burned part of the landmark Citgo sign in Kenmore Square Wednesday.

It started just before noon and was put out a few minutes later. A small area of black soot could be seen on one side of the sign.

The fire department told WBZ a police officer and a worker spotted the flames around 11:45 a.m.

Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said it was likely caused by an electrical short circuit and estimated the damage at about $5,000.

The Citgo sign has been part of the Boston skyline for decades.

citgo2.jpg

Play: Find Hidden Boston Skyline Icons

An early version was built in 1940. The current version has sat atop Kenmore Square since 1965.

It's said to be the largest sign in New England.

It was once illuminated with five miles of neon tubes, until a 2005 renovation, when the neon was replaced by LED's.

I wonder what brand was in there??? 40 years working fine :thumbs: and then only 3 years.

Would that still be under warrantee?

GOOD things happen for a reason......

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I wonder what brand was in there??? 40 years working fine :thumbs: and then only 3 years.

Would that still be under warrantee?

If it was working fine for 40 years, they probably wouldn't have changed it. Citgo has an animated screen saver of the old sign that you can download here: http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO/BostonSign.jsp Even in this video, there are several sections of neon that don't work.

According to that link, "CITGO decided to dismantle the deteriorating sign in 1983, but the people of Boston came to its rescue. Claiming the sign was an excellent example of urban neon art, and as Boston as baked beans, they stopped the demolition crew. Groups fought to have the sign declared a landmark.". It sounds like it was refurbished in 83... so that's 22 years until they decided to change over. I'm guessing they wanted a combination of greening their image (ie: "energy savings for a petroleum company") as well as reduced maintenance, which made the cost comparison more reasonable.

I gotta say, though - it's hard to tell from those pics. It sure looks like neon to me - I'd like to know whose product was used.

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