Claradoon wrote:
BURNING TO THE GROUND - The huge house at the other end of my apartment building is totally, completely, incredibly burning to the ground and to the skies. There are a dozen fire trucks of various sizes. There's a crane holding a blindingly bright light high up over the centre of the burning house, providing light for the firefighters. They've been fighting that fire for 4 hours. From time to time they bash another hole in the roof, releasing enormous plumes of white smoke into the welcome wind. People? No, there's nobody there. This is Montreal in January, which means the people are in Florida. The house had to be empty to burn in every room, every floor, basement, attic - I see flames and flashlights in various parts of the house. The whole thing looks ghostly, looking through smoke.
Wow that's crazy! 4 hours seems like such a long time to be fighting a house fire. I am always amazed that firefighters are able to endure all of that heat while wearing those heavy suits and preforming strenuous work.
That explains why there are so many Canadians down here right now....(not the fire, the Florida comment

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