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.
I haven’t seen it.
Well, I think you’ve made your position perfectly clear.
Totally off topic:
Lately, I have been wanting some BBQ country ribs with home made potato salad and some western-style beans. My mouth actually tingled a bit when I was telling a neighbor. He said if I wanted to make them, he would gladly share with me because he knows how hard it is to cook a meal for one and have to throw out the rest of the actual meal for three or four. Yah. I have a few good neighbors! LOL!
see my 2760
There ya go. Enjoy!
I saw. I agree. You ROCK!
I’m sure Jake feels the same way about your vacuum.
Kitties don’t like vacuums.
Jake doesn’t like the vacuum, but the late Agnes (calico previous to Shannon) liked to be vacuumed with the hose extension.
It sounds like you have a project!
The 50s seeemed like a good time to be alive.
Better than now. Except housewives really wore dresses to clean? Pants are more practical.
I wouldn’t mind going back to then.
No big loss, the bank caught the unusual activity and called me.
Still need to go in and sort out the charges, but the card is canceled.
I would sync money to see Agnes being vacuumed.
HURRAY!
I wear a dress to clean (and just about everything else). I don’t like pants.
Glad to hear it!
It was hysterical. She would just lie on the sofa and wheeze while the vacuum pulled in clumps of fur.
The project will be executed if I ever get the extra (besides what I need to function like a real person) money to get the ribs. The potato salad is easy, but I would have to buy the beans and make them according to my own personal secret recipe. Better than Bush’s Beans!
I also need to get the CTR ring mailed to my grandson, as the paperwork has been submitted, and the parents are just waiting for the actual date and destination. I’m sure he will be happy with it.
Of course, now that he will be an Elder, I can’t wait for another ordination to send him a tie and tie tack...I will do it for his birthday.
And I have the tie and tack for the youngest Grandson, but I don’t have to send his, yet.
Ohman! It’s Ice Cream Day!!! GAH!! I’m all out! Ohnoes!
Sounds like you have a busy time planned.
I always have busy times planned but my body often fights me on who’s going to win. Usually, the body wins, and I have to reschedule the plans for another day. *sigh*
One would think I’d be used to it by now, but I’m not. I doubt if I ever will be. :o|
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