I just looked up and my NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR's garage is belching flames out the bay door. Smoke covering that end of the street.
Shit... I hope no one's hurt. And not a good time to be put out of your house. Today's high: 6 F.
Damn. Hope everyone's ok.
holy hell.
hope you can get a hold of them! :|
:-o
Did someone call the fire dept?
sweet blog...
um, call 911?
Update: everyone's safe & healthy. The volunteer fire dept. was on the street by the time I got downstairs. Still there now--the garage is going to be a total loss, not sure about the house.
And, uh, for the record, I did not notice the house fire next door and immediately post to the 'paug about it. Sheesh.
That's it, below, after about five minutes of water pumped in.
Quote from: sunrisevt on January 15, 2009, 05:06:05 PM
Update: everyone's safe & healthy. The volunteer fire dept. was on the street by the time I got downstairs. Still there now--the garage is going to be a total loss, not sure about the house.
wow, that's some scary stuff. Glad to hear everyone is ok!
Yes, and warm--came over here for a while to warm up (shots help :beers:) and they're already set up to stay with friends.
yikes.....That's majorly sketch....
More of the story--the old guy over there does car repair in the garage when he's out of work, which he has been for a few weeks. He was cleaning out a fuel line & filter, when a lightbulb popped and threw a spark. They shoveled a bunch of snow on top if it, but they couldn't go fast enough--lots of oil, solvents, etc. in there. We're all lucky it wasn't worse; the propane tank for their furnace was right outside the garage.
His old lady stayed with a friend last night, but he wouldn't leave. He's lived in that house since he was six months old.