I was making my 5 minute drive to work on Tuesday and saw a little bit of smoke coming from a house that is right on the side of the main road just a block before my work. I instantly pulled over, got out, and walked over to a lady standing on the sidewalk who was calling 911. She lived right up the road and saw the smoke just barely before I did, or it would have been ME calling 911! How scary! There is alot to the story, but to sum it all up, this cute little house burned to the ground and I witnessed it all from start to finish, which was about 2 1/2 hours. This first picture was taken as the first responders were barely arriving. It went from just a little smoke, to all that black smoke, to flames blazing 60 ft in the air in a matter of 2-3 minutes! Thank goodness no one was home. The home was being rented by a couple and their small child. They had left to run some errands when the air conditioner/swamp cooler shorted out and exploded. Fox 13 News interviewed me about it and I was on the news that night! How embarassing! Ha Ha! I can honestly say it was one of the most terrifying and tragic things my eyes have ever witnessed. Especially at first when no one knew if anyone was inside. My heart was just aching and aching and aching and then we got the news that they weren't even home. Still though, they lost everything. The house was completely demolished :( Makes me 10X more grateful for what I have. It can all be gone with the blink of an eye. The whole experience really choked me up. A few tears were shed by this pregnant lady for sure! Like I said, I was there from start to finish. It's amazing how fast fire can take over and there's not a dang thing you can do about it! That poor family...my heart really goes out to them :'(
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