"We've put our heart and soul into it for 10 years," Singh said."
"We couldn't speak. We were numb," Balderskilde said. "We went back into our apartment and just started crying."
"We had orders in place, deliveries going out that day and throughout the weekend, and to have to call a customer and tell them this beautiful piece they had picked up and paid for and picked out was gone. And I think they were in utter shock," Singh said."
"These are works of art and a piece of history and a legacy, and that was one of the most soul-crushing things. Not only our work was done, but actually history was erased," Singh said."
A warehouse fire in a more-than-century-old building on Van Brunt Street in Brooklyn destroyed nearly 900 pieces belonging to Lanoba Design, a Red Hook furniture store. The blaze ripped through dozens of small businesses and art studios; the cause remains under investigation. The owners, Lars Noah Balderskilde and David Singh, lost rare Danish furniture from the 1940s and '50s that had been refurbished. Thousands of gallons of water used by firefighters ruined the pieces. Numerous customer orders and deliveries were lost, leaving owners emotionally distraught but determined to continue, and local community support has been overwhelming.
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