A TRAGIC FIRE
THIS AFTERNOON MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO GO TO THE OUTLET MALL TO GET A GOING AWAY GIFT FOR A FELLOW WATER THERAPY MEMBER WHO IS MOVING AWAY THIS MONTH.
ON THE WAY HOME, WE NOTICED THICK BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA WE LIVE IN. WE PASSED OUR STILL STANDING HOUSE, AND DECIDED TO HEAD TOWARD THE LAKE TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. THE AREA IS HEAVILY WOODED, AND AS WE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, WE SAW AN INCREDIBLE SIGHT. TO THE LEFT WAS A LOG CABIN, COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD NOT YET ARRIVED, BUT THERE WAS NO SAVING THIS PLACE.
THE OWNER HAD BEEN AT BEACH, AND NEARBY RESIDENTS HEARD AN EXPLOSION BEFORE THE FIRE BEGAN. BESIDES LOSING EVERYTHING, HER PET DOG WAS IN THE HOUSE DURING ALL THIS AND WAS A GONNER. WHAT A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS. HAD THERE NOT BEEN A HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT, THERE WAS A GOOD CHANCE THE WOODS COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE ALSO.
IT LOOKED SO SURREAL. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, AND DON'T CARE IF I NEVER DO AGAIN. SO MUCH FOR A PEACEFUL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
MARTY
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