A fire broke out Monday night at the homeless encampment next to Albuquerque’s Quirky Used Books, which has been under scrutiny recently after a shooting death at the location in November.
No one was hurt, according to fire officials, but some of the tents were destroyed along with personal belongings before the fire was put out.
The camp has drawn criticism and increased attention in recent weeks, and some of the neighbors even told KUNM weeks ago they were worried about a fire like this…