palsgraf_polka: (Me - With Camera)
palsgraf_polka ([personal profile] palsgraf_polka) wrote2010-01-24 09:36 am

Fire pictures

The first 3 pictures are with my good camera, but then the batteries died and I had to revert to my phone.

Here is what I saw when I first got out there:

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Then the fire department arrived:

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Then my camera died, so now it's all phone pics:

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The incendiary device was embedded in the engine of this old truck in the carport that never moves (yes, it seems to be the arsonist again) and they used the "jaws of life" saw to saw off the hood from the burning car (I'm amazed at the bravery of these firemen) and get in there with the chemical retardant to finally get the flames out (those are the sparks from the saw - I wish my good camera wasn't dead this picture would be so much more awesome):

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Here are pictures from when I woke up this morning:

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In this last picture, you can see the charred fence on the left; the roof right above it was engulfed in flames. My bedroom window is the first window on the right. Crazy.

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[identity profile] jdack.livejournal.com 2010-01-24 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
jesus what's with all the arson in your area lately?

[identity profile] palsgraf-polka.livejournal.com 2010-01-24 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It's just one guy, they think. Been setting fires for 2+ years now. He's driving me nuts. He has set two very dangerous fires in close proximity to me in 8 months.