On tuesday the 24th, a train was passing behind the in-laws’ neighborhood and sparked a fire.  Initially the folks couldn’t tell where the fire was coming from and called us over to help water the house.  By the time we got there it was determined that the fire was not going to reach their house, but it did ignite a home four houses down.  Luckily this house was just outside the property line of the neighborhood and did not spread inside.

The bad news is that home burned down.  Fortunately nobody was hurt in the fire, and the single resident, a 90 year old lady, was evacuated in time.  Here are some photos I snapped on my phone.

Here are some shots I snapped as I was driving up to the neighborhood.

sequence of shots taken while driving

Here is a panorama from near the fire.  Notice how much land the fire coverred.  The owner of that house was watering his property the entire time. The fire came right up to his fence, but did not catch.  Thank goodness.

sketchy panorama of the scene of the fire