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'Rainbow house' in downtown Windsor, Ont., is getting demolished today

The abandoned building is being torn down on Monday morning at 841 Ouellette Ave.

Abandoned building on city's heritage list was gutted by fire last week

Windsor's 'rainbow house' is being torn down after a May 1 fire.
Windsor's 'rainbow house' is being torn down after a May 1 fire. (Chris Ensing/CBC)

Less than a week after it was gutted by fire, Windsor's "rainbow house"is being torn down.

Demolition crews started their work Monday morning.

Emergency crews responded to a fully involved structure fire at 841 Ouellette Ave.,just before midnight May 1.

Demolition crews break apart Windsor's 'rainbow house' less than a week after it was destroyed by fire.
Demolition crews break apart Windsor's 'rainbow house' less than a week after it was destroyed by fire. (Chris Ensing/CBC)

The building, near Elliot Street West, was spray-painted rainbow colours last September by local artists.

It's been abandoned for years.

Windsor police continue to investigate the blaze and are treating it as suspicious.

WATCH |Residents react to the fire at an abandoned building in Windsor's downtown:

'You could hear it sizzling:' Residents react to Rainbow House fire

5 months ago
Duration 1:01
People in the area of the Rainbow House, which was destroyed by fire Thursday night, speak about what they saw during the fire and the impact it has had on the community.Video credit: Facebook

WATCH | Windsor's 'rainbow house' goes up in flames:

Windsor's 'rainbow house' destroyed in overnight fire

6 months ago
Duration 1:24
A rainbow painted house on Ouellette Avenue in Windsor's downtown has been destroyed by fire. The abandoned building was spray-painted last September by local artists.