For a short spell late this afternoon, the Hayward landmark building that was dubbed “The Toaster” by a famous architecture critic smoldered as firefighters worked to douse a blaze in the 12th floor penthouse.

While the investigation just started, a neighbor said he thinks the blaze might be related to graffiti that appeared overnight.

And what graffiti! Take a gander at this masterpiece:

It looks like an illiterate giant was using finger paint to play a game of Hangman. Anyone have a clue as to what SKORE HTF IMG means?

In other news, I will be off next week so you might see a longer gap than usual between HayWord posts. Play nice, everybody!