I came home from running errands Monday ready to put Michael down for a nap. A police officer was sitting in front on my neighborhood. He wouldn't let me in without showing him my license. "You can go in," he said. "You are not in the row that's on fire." "Um, what????" "Yeah, a whole row of townhouses are on fire." (As a side note, maybe the police should work on their delivery a little bit. Had my house been on fire would he have been like, sorry ma'am, you can't go in, your house is on fire?)
At which point I noticed the millions of fire trucks and ambulances, some from as far away as two towns over, which is never good, since they always send the closest trucks. And I could smell the fire and see the blaze and realize, oh my goodness, my neighborhood is on fire.
This is a real picture, taken by a local news organization.
At least 12 people and possibly up to 20 people have been displaced. Damage is estimated at $800,000 for the town house and another $100,000 for the homes on either side.
3 days later, you can still smell the smoke in the air. And when you walk by the house, it is still smoking.
Yes, everything in my life is just fine.
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Yikes! How scary!
Glad it wasn’t in your row – and what a great reminder to go and check my smoke dectectors…
Yikes! How scary!
Glad it wasn’t in your row – and what a great reminder to go and check my smoke dectectors…
Yikes! How scary!
Glad it wasn’t in your row – and what a great reminder to go and check my smoke dectectors…
Yikes! How scary!
Glad it wasn’t in your row – and what a great reminder to go and check my smoke dectectors…
When I lived in an apartment in Cali, the building about 100 yards from my kitchen caught on fire. It was a 5-alarm blaze. There was ash on my car for days and every time I turned on the A/C it smelled like fire. The craziest thing is that I slept through it since it happened at 3 AM.
When I lived in an apartment in Cali, the building about 100 yards from my kitchen caught on fire. It was a 5-alarm blaze. There was ash on my car for days and every time I turned on the A/C it smelled like fire. The craziest thing is that I slept through it since it happened at 3 AM.
When I lived in an apartment in Cali, the building about 100 yards from my kitchen caught on fire. It was a 5-alarm blaze. There was ash on my car for days and every time I turned on the A/C it smelled like fire. The craziest thing is that I slept through it since it happened at 3 AM.
When I lived in an apartment in Cali, the building about 100 yards from my kitchen caught on fire. It was a 5-alarm blaze. There was ash on my car for days and every time I turned on the A/C it smelled like fire. The craziest thing is that I slept through it since it happened at 3 AM.
Scary stuff, glad it wasn’t your row of homes!! Makes you appreciate life much more.
Scary stuff, glad it wasn’t your row of homes!! Makes you appreciate life much more.
Scary stuff, glad it wasn’t your row of homes!! Makes you appreciate life much more.
Scary stuff, glad it wasn’t your row of homes!! Makes you appreciate life much more.
blimey!
glad your home is alright. i feel so sorry for those people whose townhome went up in flames–it must be so sudden when you realize “i’m going to lose everything.”
blimey!
glad your home is alright. i feel so sorry for those people whose townhome went up in flames–it must be so sudden when you realize “i’m going to lose everything.”
blimey!
glad your home is alright. i feel so sorry for those people whose townhome went up in flames–it must be so sudden when you realize “i’m going to lose everything.”
blimey!
glad your home is alright. i feel so sorry for those people whose townhome went up in flames–it must be so sudden when you realize “i’m going to lose everything.”