Last night I was driving home from taking our babysitter home, when I saw a huge orange glow in the sky. I immediately knew there was a fire somewhere in the vicinity of our home! I followed a zillion firetrucks, police cars and ambulances and when they all turned down our street I realized the fire was very near our home! I picked up Mike (who said he heard a Boom and felt the house shake) and we headed to check out the situation! A house 2 blocks down from ours had exploded and was engulfed in flames! Luckily the house seemed to be one that was being built. We watched in amazement and very soon after we arrived the next house caught on fire. The third house in line was a house that was lived in..we watched nervously hoping that the third house would not catch on fire! We watched for quite some time hoping the firemen would have the fire under control quickly, but we left (due to extreme cold) and the fire was not under control. We dont know yet this morning, if the third house survived. We will check it out and let you know. Watching the fire made us realize how vulnerable we are. We hear of fires all the time, but never see them or think that it can happen to us. But seeing this incredible, powerful fire so very near our home, made us realize that it so easily could have been ours. I awoke this morning, and told the girls what had happened and we quickly devised a fire plan for our family.
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