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.

[Covenantor]

Centenarian attributes her health and longevity to her daily breakfast Guinness.

[moose07]

LoLoL
Sounds familiar...
Morning, TC.

[moose07]

Guinness for breakfast .....
Excuse me a moment, just need to pop outside for some air....

[Monkey Face]

Believe it or not, I slept through the night. I woke up at 2130 for about 30 minutes, but then slept until 0505. YAY!!!

Wow. I forgot how good that feels! :o]

[Tax-chick]

Afternoon, Moose.

[Tax-chick]

I slept a little more than usual, too. Might have slept until 7:00, if Jake hadn’t jumped up and said “Mao!” DP was up, but he doesn’t think about feeding catz for the first thing.

Choir practice at 10:00, and then some boys are going to a neighbor’s birthday party.

[Monkey Face]

85 degrees and 43%. I can see the clouds building up in the SE, and it’s hard for me to breathe, so it looks like a hot, wet weekend. *blech*

I thought I had plans for this weekend, but I don’t know if I feel up to executing them or not. Like changing sheets and mopping two floors...

[Gefn]

The 11th Commandment

Thou shalt not do house work.

Raining cats and dogs here. Lots of thunder boomers. Thor must be working overtime.

[Tax-chick]

I mopped yesterday.

We could use a rain of cats and dogs. Everything is brown here.

[Covenantor]

Bowling the kitty way....

[Monkey Face]

If I hadn’t seen it, I wouldn’t believe it.

[Covenantor]

liquidikitty...they all have it!

[Tax-chick]

Awww.

[Gefn]

See 2690.

Very talented bowling kitty.

I think kitty is a genius.

KittyIQ genius.

Kitty version of Mensa.

[moose07]

That kittie must be black belt escape artist.

[Monkey Face]

No backbone!! LOL!

[trussell]

I definitely enjoy the kitten, but it had to wait until I came out of my coma...my pain had me awake all night and I finally passed out sometime in the wee hours of the morning.

...thank you for the cutie!!!

[Tax-chick]

I’m very sorry you’re not well. I’ll pray that you’re better soon!

[Slings and Arrows]

:^) Bowling kitty indeed.

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