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

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

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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.

[Monkey Face]

I spent yesterday afternoon in bed, but it was after 2230 before I finally fell asleep. It wasn’t a fun night. Again.

At least my BP is down a little.

[Monkey Face]

See you in the morning!

[Tax-chick]

Try not to rumple your hair too much!

[GeronL]

I’ll try to bring more Knuckles

[GeronL]

I think my next 99 cent short will probably be about humans breaking the blockade that the rest of the galaxy enforced to keep us on our own world. Humans are too dangerous and primitive to be able to roam freely.

heh.

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[Tax-chick]

Good idea!

[Covenantor]

Good morning.

Orange cat day?

[Tax-chick]

Very interesting.

[Covenantor]

Looks like a day camp project.

In the fifties day camp counselers taught us how to make potato stamps. Heaven forbid! Five year olds armed with paring knives in the woods!

Then again. it was just after the OSS was reformed as the CIA and the day trips were in the DC area. They never told us we were being scouted and trained for document forgery

Looking back that blue USDA ink looked quite like border crossing stamps in visas. hmmm....

That sort of thing could never happen today as we had to bring our own potatoes along with our bag lunches.

Just imagine the comms overload with parents asking what kind of potatoes?

Russet? Yukon Gold, new potatoes, Idahos? We only eat sweet potatoes, would that be all right? Can we download a list? There won’t be peanuts along will there?

Knives!!! ...end call.

[Tax-chick]

What an interesting life you’ve led!

The orange cat is a cute idea. If only oranges weren’t so expensive!

[Monkey Face]

Odd...my hair looks the same this morning... ;o]

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What an interesting colored kitten! I wonder if he will change much of that coloration as an adult? I LIKE it!

[Monkey Face]

Cute!!
Looks like a marmalade, all right!

[ArGee]

Asimov wrote about that in “The End of Eternity.”

Then worked around it by changing the timeline.

[null and void]

Good luck!

[ArGee]

[Monkey Face]

LOL!

No wonder they call them “sniffer dogs.”

[Tax-chick]

Afternoon! Been to Weight Watchers, to Walmart, back and forth to church twice, and next we’re going to the library. Then it will be Naptime!

[Monkey Face]

Heading out the get the nails done. See ya when you wake up!