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.

[Darksheare]

Durking.. in durkastan, with the Durka durka O’Turkas?
And I missed it?

[Monkey Face]

DID that. Read. No apologies.

[Monkey Face]

GAH! I have been upset from the word “GO!” today, I did something that deleted IE from being my SE. However, I was ready to use Opera and let IE fall by the wayside, but now, I can’t seem to get either of them to function as a search engine.

See FReepmail for more info on today...

[Tax-chick]

That was a good link. Great photos of the children and the sloth.

[Tax-chick]

Bill has arrived home with news from Anoreth, who I guess has been very busy today. She is banged up but has no serious injuries. She’s working with some helpful locals on finding a place to live.

[Monkey Face]

I’m so happy Bill is home an I am awaiting “news.”

[Tax-chick]

That was all the news. No serious injuries, met some people who will help her find an apartment. Bill says Dog is fine, too ... a little nervous immediately following the collision, but she got over it.

[Monkey Face]

<3

[Gefn]

Dog is a girl?

Why did I think she was a he?

[GeronL]

wow

I hope everything works out with that

[Tax-chick]

Maybe “Dog” is a boy’s name? She’s a she. All Anoreth’s dogs have been female.

[Darksheare]

Nothing serious?
*phew!*

[Tax-chick]

Thanks, I hope so, too.

[Gefn]

I’m just glad Anoreth and dog are ok.

[null and void]

Thanks.

[NicknamedBob]

"I once was walking past an underground parking garage behind the Plaza hotel when a small slow whirlwind moved up the ramp with seven dollsr bills swirling slowly at eye level."

Seven dollar bills, huh? Those are rare.

Heinlein wrote a story about this sort of thing.

[Tax-chick]

Yes, we all are.

[NicknamedBob]

"Dog is a girl? Why did I think she was a he?"

On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog, and they especially don't know if you're a girl dog.

[Monkey Face]

Or not...we “adjust.”

[Tax-chick]

In other news, Sally has a return call from the Renaissance Fair audition. We’ll have to fit that in on Saturday afternoon after our Mecklenburg County Water Resources activity.