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I had just finished my dinner at one of the Valley's finest dining establishments tonight (those who know me will recognize this as Chipotle...... Mmmmmmmm) when I saw a thick column of
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When I pulled up the van was fully engulfed in the driveway and the Fire Dept. was just rolling out the hoses.
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Before long the roof was ablaze with flames shooting into the night sky.
There was a unit positioned on the cross street just to the north with a ladder or lift from which the firefighters had an overhead view of the fire. I think they had to wait until the roof fire was under a bit more control as I didn't see any spray from the overhead position until the flames had been subdued.
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Here are some more shots:
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The old saying is true that says, "If you set a house afire people will gather to watch it burn."
A view from down the block to the South.
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Thankfully, to my knowlege, and that of the officer I spoke to at the scene, no one was injured in the blaze.
2 comments:
We just had a fire on our street a few weeks ago and it was terrifying. Also, I was in the process of switching equipment so I had no camera to take pictures, even if I had been in the right mood to.
These are great pictures, even if they are of a sad event.
This was by my house when I lived over there... My photos were taken of it from the 3rd floor of my condo... You're pics are awesome. Wish I would have known u were there would have come by to say hi!
Oh... it's me - Ryan's sister Jennie. :-)
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