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Flaming Hawk With Snake in Its Talons Sparks Fire Near La Jolla
NBC Bay Area ^
| Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015
| R. Stickney
Posted on 06/09/2015 5:58:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The cause of an early morning fire north of San Diego was an electrocuted bird falling from an active power line
A bird carrying a snake in its talons struck power lines north of San Diego, sparking a hillside fire just west of The Merge.
San Diego Police arrived to the location on Dunhill Street near the intersection of Interstates 5 and 805 just before 6 a.m.
Flames were burning very close to businesses including the General Atomics building, officials said.
Officers called in San Diego Fire-Rescue crews who contained the fire within an hour.
Fire officials initially told NBC 7 a bird with a snake in its mouth was electrocuted on a power line and fell to the ground, sparking the fire. A photo released by officials later shows the snake in the hawk's grasp.
"A hawk that hit the high voltage power line, caught fire, and fell to the ground," SD Fire-Rescue spokesperson Lee Swanson said in a written release.
There were no structures damaged and no evacuations ordered.
This area of San Diego is home to many companies in the region's biochemical industry.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: crispycritters; electricity; fire; hawk; koalaoil; lajolla; molassesmiasma; monkeyfacerules; napl; penguinhumor; powerlines; thefirebird; undeadthread; undeadthreadhere
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To: Tax-chick
<singing>Nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning!</singing>
Of course, I'm in NYC.
Morning, everyone.
Sorry about the bad night, Face. I'd try to cheer you up but I don't think I have anything. I could say, 'Things are always darkest before they're pitch black,' but somehow that doesn't seem helpful.
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posted on
06/30/2015 6:03:06 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Just don't try to stand on the tail.)
To: ArGee; Tax-chick
'Things are always darkest before they're pitch black,' Nah...my mother coined that phrase when I was a kid, and I've made it a point to remember it. I appreciate the thought, though.
It's good to have friends who care.
Right now, I'm glad I'm not Frank. But I'm going to go take a shower and see if that helps. Maybe it will. Who knows?
1,242
posted on
06/30/2015 6:13:25 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(Patriotism means to stand by the country. It doesn't mean to stand by the president. Theo Roosevelt)
To: Monkey Face
Right now, I'm glad I'm not Frank. But I'm going to go take a shower and see if that helps. Maybe it will. Who knows? I'm confused. Taking a shower can make you sad you're not Frank? It can make you Frank? I don't get it.
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posted on
06/30/2015 6:38:24 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Just don't try to stand on the tail.)
To: ArGee
ArGee...My brane is still in bed. The sentence doesn’t make any more sense from inside my head than does from outside it, so I’m not going to worry about it. It just is. And that’s the way the day will go.
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posted on
06/30/2015 7:12:34 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(Patriotism means to stand by the country. It doesn't mean to stand by the president. Theo Roosevelt)
To: Monkey Face; Tax-chick; Gefn; ArGee
Were you injured in an accident?
Call us, we can get you $$$$$!
Walrus, Carpenter, Badger, Pratt, Falls and Associates
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posted on
06/30/2015 7:33:35 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: moose07; Darksheare; Monkey Face; Tax-chick; NicknamedBob; ArGee
moose, be careful, they're after you for poaching.
1,246
posted on
06/30/2015 7:39:22 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Covenantor
That’s a terrible yoke. :D
1,247
posted on
06/30/2015 7:46:52 AM PDT
by
moose07
(Islam and the New Stone age: A book i've not yet written.)
To: moose07
1,248
posted on
06/30/2015 8:14:08 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(Patriotism means to stand by the country. It doesn't mean to stand by the president. Theo Roosevelt)
To: Covenantor
1,249
posted on
06/30/2015 8:17:59 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
To: Covenantor; moose07; Darksheare; Monkey Face; Tax-chick; NicknamedBob; ArGee
20 more seconds on the yoke, and I’ll vote for you....
Darks has coffee.
1,250
posted on
06/30/2015 8:22:28 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: Tax-chick; moose07; Monkey Face; Gefn
Easy? They COOKED a moose! Who's next, me?
1,251
posted on
06/30/2015 8:24:14 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Covenantor
Frank is considering a wrongful-amputation suit.
1,252
posted on
06/30/2015 8:27:26 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
To: Tax-chick
Tell Frank to wait. One of our associates will be there shortly to take a deposition and photographs
1,253
posted on
06/30/2015 8:33:23 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: stephenjohnbanker; Darksheare; moose07; Tax-chick; Monkey Face; NicknamedBob; ArGee
Coffee? You really think I need more coffee?
Sure, a foaming at the mouth double latte with a triple shot of espresso. That'l calm me down real good.
1,254
posted on
06/30/2015 8:53:50 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: moose07
It should never have been cracked.
1,255
posted on
06/30/2015 9:03:35 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Just don't try to stand on the tail.)
To: Covenantor
1,256
posted on
06/30/2015 9:03:57 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: Tax-chick
Frank is considering a wrongful-amputation suit. Well, don't let him buy a suit like Bruce Jenner wore on that magazine cover. That man's a sl** (or whatever).
1,257
posted on
06/30/2015 9:05:04 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Just don't try to stand on the tail.)
To: ArGee
Jokes like this should only be used by eggsperts.
Even then handled with eggstream care.
1,258
posted on
06/30/2015 9:09:19 AM PDT
by
moose07
(Islam and the New Stone age: A book i've not yet written.)
To: Covenantor
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posted on
06/30/2015 9:10:43 AM PDT
by
moose07
(Islam and the New Stone age: A book i've not yet written.)
To: Covenantor
1,260
posted on
06/30/2015 9:30:31 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("And that drummer from that one band whose name I can't remember is also dead."~SamAdams76)
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