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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: ArGee
2,661
posted on
07/17/2015 9:56:02 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: Monkey Face
If you channel someone who is talking to someone who is not there you might get caught in metaphysical space and be uanble to get back to physical space.
2,662
posted on
07/17/2015 12:18:19 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
To: ArGee
Oh. OK. Then I’ll have my daughter do it... ;o]
2,663
posted on
07/17/2015 12:21:44 PM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: ArGee
my youngest being a pathological liar Well then... how long before she runs for president? Or NY Assembly? Or NYC Mayor?
Seems to possess one of the major qualifications of late..
2,664
posted on
07/17/2015 1:26:48 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: NoCmpromiz
She was planning to skip all that and declare herself Queen of the World.
I told her she’d never get elected.
She told me Queens don’t get elected.
I asked her who was going to crown her.
She told me there was nobody with a higher authority so she’d crown herself.
I’m still trying to figure out if she *might* have been telling me the truth for once.
2,665
posted on
07/17/2015 1:42:26 PM PDT
by
ArGee
(Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
2,666
posted on
07/17/2015 2:25:20 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
To: ArGee
planning to skip all that and declare herself Queen of the World.She best watch her back then...
She does that and a whole gaggle of flaming ones from the Village will beset her with hateful verbiage..
2,667
posted on
07/17/2015 2:49:34 PM PDT
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: ArGee; NoCmpromiz; Tax-chick; Anoreth; Monkey Face
"She was planning to skip all that and declare herself Queen of the World." You do realize that Anoreth was only slightly injured in the recent accident, don't you?
2,668
posted on
07/17/2015 5:14:00 PM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
("Australia: Every animal is one of three types: Dangerous, Poisonous, or sheep." Rorschach's Blot)
To: ArGee; Tax-chick; Monkey Face
She told me Queens dont get elected. I asked her who was going to crown her.
She told me there was nobody with a higher authority so shed crown herself.
Poppycock.
I could crown her in my capacity as Benevolent World Dictator. Although coronations are mostly ceremonial affairs, I still see to it that they're done properly and with a minimal amount of insurrection.
Have her sycophant email my sycophant and we'll arrange the details.
2,669
posted on
07/17/2015 6:45:16 PM PDT
by
Scoutmaster
(That's what happens when you live 10 years alone in Bolivia: you get colorful.)
To: Scoutmaster; NicknamedBob; ArGee; Monkey Face; Anoreth
You could crown Queens of the World on a regular basis, as long as they don’t know about one another. Just don’t post the pictures online.
2,670
posted on
07/18/2015 3:46:14 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
To: Tax-chick; fanfan; ColdOne; Cyber Liberty; null and void; Anoreth; Monkey Face; ...
2,671
posted on
07/18/2015 3:47:56 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
To: Tax-chick
Lol, cats would say that..
2,672
posted on
07/18/2015 3:51:24 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Tax-chick
Caturday’s cat is Grumpy!
Tax Chick, can you add Trussell to the daily kitty picture ping? She’s going through a bad patch and I think she’d like a daily kitty.
2,673
posted on
07/18/2015 3:55:38 AM PDT
by
Gefn
(Books, ice cream, FRiends,, Free Republic, and kitties. Things I'm grateful for.)
To: Darksheare
Your darling fur ball wouldn’t. Would she?
2,674
posted on
07/18/2015 3:56:25 AM PDT
by
Gefn
(Books, ice cream, FRiends,, Free Republic, and kitties. Things I'm grateful for.)
To: Tax-chick; Monkey Face; Gefn
2,675
posted on
07/18/2015 3:56:26 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who 4refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Covenantor
Aww. Love Victorian kitties.
2,676
posted on
07/18/2015 3:57:01 AM PDT
by
Gefn
(Books, ice cream, FRiends,, Free Republic, and kitties. Things I'm grateful for.)
To: Gefn; Tax-chick; Monkey Face
Good morning
2,677
posted on
07/18/2015 4:00:14 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who 4refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Gefn; trussell
Good morning, trussell! Gefn suggests you would enjoy a kitten between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m., EST.
2,678
posted on
07/18/2015 4:00:30 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
To: Covenantor
It’s too early for Siamese.
2,679
posted on
07/18/2015 4:00:51 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
To: Covenantor
Did kitty drink too much coffee?
Engaging butt wiggle in 3, 2, 1....
2,680
posted on
07/18/2015 4:06:42 AM PDT
by
Gefn
(Books, ice cream, FRiends,, Free Republic, and kitties. Things I'm grateful for.)
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