HOLY LIVING F%@&!

sunrisevt · January 15, 2009, 04:01:28 PM

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.

antelope19 · January 15, 2009, 04:04:16 PM

Damn. Hope everyone's ok.

alcoholandcoffeebeans · January 15, 2009, 04:05:13 PM

holy hell.

hope you can get a hold of them! :|

birdman · January 15, 2009, 04:22:04 PM

:-o

nab · January 15, 2009, 04:22:33 PM

Did someone call the fire dept?

tet · January 15, 2009, 04:58:37 PM

sweet blog...

um, call 911?

sunrisevt · 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.

sunrisevt · January 15, 2009, 05:12:07 PM

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.

WhatstheUse? · January 15, 2009, 05:18:22 PM

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!

sunrisevt · January 15, 2009, 05:24:06 PM

Yes, and warm--came over here for a while to warm up (shots help

) and they're already set up to stay with friends.

Caravan2001 · January 15, 2009, 10:52:47 PM

yikes.....That's majorly sketch....

sunrisevt · January 16, 2009, 08:24:59 AM

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.

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