We had some friends over (Jacob, Joseph, and Faith) because their parents had something to do sans kids. Emily was over because, for some crazy reason, she thinks we're fun or maybe she thinks we're crazy!! I can't remember which! :)
So, we're all outside playing a little baseball when we see some smoke coming from not too far away. We immediately dismiss it as someone burning something (trash, brush, etc.). But the smoke just keeps coming and coming and is really dark and ominous looking. Finally, a neighbor from across the cul-de-sac yells over to us that a house is on fire and we might need to get ready to evacuate!! So, before we discuss our evacuation plans, we all go over to her driveway to get a better look!! It was really sad to see a house on fire. No firetrucks had arrived at this point but a lot of neighbors were gathering to see what was going on. I just happened to have my camera outside so I snapped a quick picture and this is what it looked like (we were still pretty far away - just in case there was any truth to the evacuation idea - which there wasn't).
We watched it for a few minutes until the firetrucks and sheriffs came and then it got a little crazy and maybe a little unsafe to be standing on the side of the road as emergency people came through the neighborhood VERY quickly! So, we went back home and finished the baseball game!
Later on, after things had settled down a bit, we went back with Scott and saw the firemen doing what they do best. It was really interesting to watch them work and see all the different tools that they were using. I think we counted 9 firetrucks from several different fire departments there. The people standing around were saying that the fire started in the garage and you could see the burned out shell of a car through the window in the garage. It was kind of sobering to see the damage that something as powerful and destructive as fire can do. We saw the lady that lived in the house and it was just really sad to witness it all.
Sometimes, you just never know what a night will bring. Watching a fire around the corner would have never made my list of things to do for tonight!!
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