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I drove by the fire mid morning. It was spouting a bunch of black smoke out of the center of the roof, but the roof was still intact. Fire trucks were continuing to arrive. Probably a significant amount of damage.
Hope the family the best getting through this, and that everyone got out okay.
There was a fire in my neighborhood about a week-and-a half ago, they called three alarms for it and the FFs managed to extinguish it within minutes. I was impressed by their response time and ability to save the house (It was a circuit breaker issue).
When the wind was blowing just right, you could actually smell the burnt debris even a few days afterwards.
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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).