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]

Don’t worry Gefn,
Manual boxes are easier with the stick in the left hand .
:)

[Darksheare]

Sparta kitty is still going.

[ArGee]

That’s not a bad plan.

That’s when I met Mrs. ArGee, when I quit looking.

[Monkey Face]

Exactly what I was telling a friend just last week! LOL! He couldn’t believe the pedals were still the same...poor doo-doo head...

[Monkey Face]

Well, I suspect it will be a long time, not looking, because my social life is non-existent and the choices where I live are Slim and None, and neither of those is appealing. I’m not desperate, so I won’t even try to sift the wheat from the chaff.

So unless he drops out of the sky, or otherwise comes across my path, I will continue to amuse myself with books and the computer, since I have no stereo for music. Darnit.

[Covenantor]

[moose07]

The model T clutch peddle idea fell out of fashion a long time ago.
You must now let the clutch up to engage drive, not hold it down.

Wasn’t it Merc that created the current peddle layout? Iirc

[moose07]

Kit-Tea !

[Tax-chick]

Oh, he’s fine now. It was back last fall, iirc.

Kathleen fell asleep on the couch when we got home from the gym, so I went upstairs for some nurturance with Jake. He’s always clingy after one of his walkabouts.

[Tax-chick]

That’s not her style.

[Monkey Face]

I don’t remember who invented the current pedal layout, but I know it was on my dad’s work truck when I was a tiny tot in Alaska. (And we’re talking Alaska Territory...)

[Monkey Face]

WednesdayThursdayFriday???

[Gefn]

Somehow I don’t think Hyacinth Bucket would approve of kit-tea.

[Covenantor]

Posted it for comic relief.

;>)

[Tax-chick]

Is cute, but would be cuter with kittens.

[Covenantor]

Actually, it's a bootleg still of the upcoming feature film, "Thelma and Louise, the Early Years".

Of course, that's just the working title.

[Tax-chick]

I like the pink sweatshirt with the sheep.

[moose07]

She would if it came from Fortnum and Mason. :)

[Covenantor]

Scuttle butt is that the ending is filmed with a GoPro at street level as they take a slow motion header off a very high curb...fade to credits.

[Monkey Face]

WHA...???