I was one of the early witnesses to this fire:
Fortunately no one was hurt.
The firemen were amazing
This is how it got started. Before the fire vehicles arrived
Firemen resting on the lawn across the street
At its hottest the flames were black
On the garage
did you get the firemen water and snacks?
The Red Cross had a free snack truck parked next door. But I did supply folding chairs that were very well received.
I saw those in the star news photos. you are famous.
Indeed, Simon, you do have a history of being first at the fires. What was the damage?
The house is a total loss. The contents are all destroyed except for the stuff in the garage. Change the batteries in all of your smoke detectors and make sure you have copies of the data on your harddrives stored off site.