April 09, 2005
House fire
Our local fire department made a good knockdown on a fire this afternoon. I'd just gotten home when the call came in for a house fire on the edge of town. I grabbed a second camera and the scanner and headed back out. As soon as I pulled out of the driveway, I could see heavy black smoke in the sky. This fire was for real.
Apparently, the homeowner returned home after being gone for several weeks. He tried unsuccessfully to start his old VW Bug in the attached garage and went to the other end of the house to do something else. Then he heard a noise and saw smoke coming under the door from the garage. By the time I arrived behind the first two of three fire department rigs, the fire was extending into the house itself.
The fire department quickly knocked down the fire and kept it from destroying the entire house. The homeowner lost two cars in the garage, and he suffered a burned hand.
I came back with some good photos, so we'll see what makes the paper.
