Post by George_J on Aug 26th, 2008 at 3:20pm
No, it wasn't ours. We live on the opposite end of town. It was right close to my sister-in-law's house, though.
The fire started on a parcel of BLM land. So far, it's of unknown origin, but it coincided with a fast-moving cold front that came through, with winds in the forties and fifties--so I'm guessing that it was either lightning-caused, or the result of a downed power line.
My sister-in-law's neighbor saw the thing start, I hear. She said it went from nothing to a real nightmare in a second or two. When the desert's as dry as it is this time of year, a fire during a windstorm can flash into a monster before you know it.
Nine or ten homes burned down, and one fatality.
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The fire started on a parcel of BLM land. So far, it's of unknown origin, but it coincided with a fast-moving cold front that came through, with winds in the forties and fifties--so I'm guessing that it was either lightning-caused, or the result of a downed power line.
My sister-in-law's neighbor saw the thing start, I hear. She said it went from nothing to a real nightmare in a second or two. When the desert's as dry as it is this time of year, a fire during a windstorm can flash into a monster before you know it.
Nine or ten homes burned down, and one fatality.
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