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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: Tax-chick
I can’t get online this morning so I have to use my beeber like device.the only good thing is that I can talk instead of use my fingers.but it takes forever
3,381
posted on
07/29/2015 5:34:11 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: Monkey Face
Oh! Wait! I got on with Firefox! IE is NOT working this morning and it has been a frustrating 40 minutes trying to figure out how to reach my fans!
3,382
posted on
07/29/2015 5:58:37 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: Monkey Face
"... it has been a frustrating 40 minutes trying to figure out how to reach my fans!" Get fans with longer handles.
3,383
posted on
07/29/2015 6:13:27 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
("Australia: Every animal is one of three types: Dangerous, Poisonous, or sheep." Rorschach's Blot)
To: ThomasThomas
What is this? The only that would make it better would be kosher label.
It's from China, it could quite literally be anything!
3,384
posted on
07/29/2015 6:15:43 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
To: ArGee
I’ve been working on my six-pack, but it’s still pretty much of a blob. I can relate.
I don't have a six-pack, I have a keg...
3,385
posted on
07/29/2015 6:20:30 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
To: moose07
I have a passing acquantance with said doo-hickies. According to the directions they require a substance called Work(tm) which throws the polyps into a tizzy.
Either them or me. Either way, the Work(tm) has been banned until further experimentation can be accomplished.
3,386
posted on
07/29/2015 6:21:01 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
To: Monkey Face
My Best Buy alert told me that Windows 10 was officially available.
I would not be surprised to find out that Microsquish has made IE unworkable to force upgrades.
3,387
posted on
07/29/2015 6:22:48 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
To: NoCmpromiz
Local fire department would frown on a open fire. At night. Hard to convince them that you’re burning brush at midnight. ;-) Tell them it's a ritual fire and screem about religious discrimination.
No wait.
Who would believe that about your family???
3,388
posted on
07/29/2015 6:24:25 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
To: ArGee
I was wondering if something like that was going to happen. So I’ll just use Firefox for now. It’s just hard to get used to, but I can do it.
3,389
posted on
07/29/2015 6:29:32 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: GeronL
3,390
posted on
07/29/2015 6:29:56 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
To: Monkey Face
We went to the gym. Now I’ll take a shower.
3,391
posted on
07/29/2015 7:08:00 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
To: Tax-chick
When I bought my Instant Breakfast, I inadvertently got French Vanilla instead of chocolate. Ungh. The SNAP benefits will be deposited Saturday, so I can get some chocolate then. I'm out of milk, too, darnit.
I couldn't understand why I was so wired last night at 2115, and then I realized I didn't take my evening pills. Now THAT was a mistake. I got five hours of sleep, and I feel like the Russian army marched over me and left their dirty socks.
While going through the Living Trust, I wondered if I could afford life insurance, and I found a company (I will search for others to compare) for $5000 at $20 a month. It won't do much, but at least it's something. I should have done it sooner, but I kept thinking I couldn't afford it. Now I think I can't afford NOT to.
DARN I wish I hadn't had to get a new PC!
3,392
posted on
07/29/2015 7:16:38 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: null and void; moose07
It’s probably really Soylent Green.
3,393
posted on
07/29/2015 7:17:21 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: NicknamedBob
Get fans with longer handles.Or get longer arms and fingers...
3,394
posted on
07/29/2015 7:18:48 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: null and void
Well, I know of at least ONE “normal” person in that family, but she is so VERY badly outnumbered!!!
3,395
posted on
07/29/2015 7:20:04 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: GeronL
Wonderful news, Geron! You'll be famous in no time, and we can all say we knew you when you began to force feed us ask us to critque your stories!
3,396
posted on
07/29/2015 7:22:45 AM PDT
by
Monkey Face
(I hate spelling errors. You mix up two letters and your whole post is urined.)
To: Monkey Face
You could just wait until the republicrats finish passing Obamalife.
3,397
posted on
07/29/2015 7:35:03 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
To: Monkey Face; null and void
What’s a “normal person?”
3,398
posted on
07/29/2015 7:41:43 AM PDT
by
ArGee
(Unfortunately, when everything's insane, nothing is.)
To: Monkey Face
When last I checked, the Russian army didn’t war socks, they wrapped their feet in a cloth instead.
3,399
posted on
07/29/2015 7:44:48 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
To: null and void
3,400
posted on
07/29/2015 7:45:20 AM PDT
by
null and void
(If the government can't protect the Marines, how can we expect it to protect us?)
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