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silverthunder) wrote2003-08-02 09:29 pm
silverthunder) wrote2003-08-02 09:29 pm
Fire... lots and lots of fire...
Well, I haven't been burned to death, despite the fact that there are three major fires pretty close to the city and two less serious fires that have been *inside* the city. The hostel next to the Rafter apparently caught on fire... and there was a grass fire only a few blocks from my home. They're both out, but it's pretty scary hearing about them...
There is fire creeping over Strawberry Hill, which is right by the city on the north shore. It's easier to see now that it's getting dark out. Apparently it needs to burn now, to use up all the "fuel" - or, trees and forest rubble. It's so damn close, though - pretty creepy.
The fire around Barriere apparently has left most of the town intact, although it isn't out yet and from what I've heard it is moving in an eastward direction. Which isn't toward us, thank god, although it's close enough to keep some highways closed off.
Areas near here have been evacuated, and hotels in the city are pretty much *full*. People are making offers to share their homes, but from what I've heard, they might need more... Falkland is on "evacuation alert" which means they could be packing up and moving out pretty soon too - as the fire there is also pretty serious.
And the climate is actually cooler than it has been. Isn't that crazy? There's a huge cloud of smoke drifting away from Strawberry Hill. And our internet is still out - caused by the fire, apparently, since it burned some of the cables. They're "working to restore it" but I dunno when that'll be. I'll stop by the college after work tomorrow if it's still out and get on MSN.
They figure at least two out of these three major fires were caused by people casually flicking their cigarette ashes around. All three have got to be man caused fires, since we haven't had any lightening. It's really, really dry around here, too - definitely fire weather.
We need rain, damnit! Send some rain our way!
There is fire creeping over Strawberry Hill, which is right by the city on the north shore. It's easier to see now that it's getting dark out. Apparently it needs to burn now, to use up all the "fuel" - or, trees and forest rubble. It's so damn close, though - pretty creepy.
The fire around Barriere apparently has left most of the town intact, although it isn't out yet and from what I've heard it is moving in an eastward direction. Which isn't toward us, thank god, although it's close enough to keep some highways closed off.
Areas near here have been evacuated, and hotels in the city are pretty much *full*. People are making offers to share their homes, but from what I've heard, they might need more... Falkland is on "evacuation alert" which means they could be packing up and moving out pretty soon too - as the fire there is also pretty serious.
And the climate is actually cooler than it has been. Isn't that crazy? There's a huge cloud of smoke drifting away from Strawberry Hill. And our internet is still out - caused by the fire, apparently, since it burned some of the cables. They're "working to restore it" but I dunno when that'll be. I'll stop by the college after work tomorrow if it's still out and get on MSN.
They figure at least two out of these three major fires were caused by people casually flicking their cigarette ashes around. All three have got to be man caused fires, since we haven't had any lightening. It's really, really dry around here, too - definitely fire weather.
We need rain, damnit! Send some rain our way!
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We could really use some rain. >_< I doubt the fire will actually cause our city to be evacuated (not for a while, anyway), but there are a lot of people who've probably lost their homes. It's really awful.
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