Flaming Hawk With Snake in Its Talons Sparks Fire Near La Jolla

NBC Bay Area ^ | Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015 | R. Stickney

[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.

[moose07]

I wonder what plans they have for that drinking straw....

[Gefn]

I think the Internet is made of cats.

Could this be why Apple’s OS operating systems were named after cats when Steve Jobs was alive?

[moose07]

It is a conspiracy, i tell ya!. (LOL!)

Mac OS X v10.0 (Cheetah)
Mac OS X v10.1 (Puma)
Mac OS X v10.2 (Jaguar)
Mac OS X v10.3 (Panther)
Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger)
Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard)
Mac OS X v10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Mac OS X v10.7 (Lion)
OS X v10.8 (Mountain Lion)

[Tax-chick]

Chew.

Off to bed in our time zone. I’ll let everyone know how things are going in Seattle tomorrow.

[moose07]

G’Night ,TC.

[Slings and Arrows]

Kitty prayers up!

[Not A Snowbird]

Let me know if there’s anything I can do.

[Tax-chick]

Thanks. It appears that the worst is over, although she hasn’t reported on the status of her arm.

I’ll have to wait until Bill gets home and try to drag details out of him.

[Tax-chick]

Today's inverted kitten lives in Japan.

[Covenantor]

Catching up to posts just now. Seems things aren't so bad but prayers up from here. Vigil kittie and crew on the job.

[Tax-chick]

A wide awake kitteh!

[Gefn]

Is this Deimos? Or his doppelgänger kitteh?

[Gefn]

I want tiny floofy inverted Japanese kitten.

I hope Anoreth is doing better today.

[Monkey Face]

There is nothing scarier than having a child in a car accident and being unable to do anything. When my son was injured, I couldn’t get to him because my passport had expired.

{{{{Tax-chick, Anoreth, and Bill}}}}

I will say some prayers for all of you.

[bonfire]

Just saw this. Prayers for your daughter and YOU. It’s horrible for parents when the kids are so far away. I hope the Coast Guard takes good care of her.

[Tax-chick]

Thank you both. I hope we’ll learn more today. It’s only 4:30 over there on the West Coast ...

[Monkey Face]

That pic being skewed really set my stomach rolling. For some reason, those tilted photos of anything always set my teeth on edge and my mind resists what I’m seeing.

Awfully cute expression on that little face, though!

[Monkey Face]

Yes it is. Or 4:40 to be exact...

[Tax-chick]

those tilted photos of anything always set my teeth on edge

I'll keep that in mind when choosing future kittehs.

And now, off to the gym before I lose my gumption.

[Gefn]

Good morning Monkey Face.