Posted on 03/28/2007 4:27:58 PM PDT by COEXERJ145
Firefighters were rescuing trapped office workers from a three-alarm blaze at a high-rise medical office building in east Houston, fire officials said.
The fire was reported about 5:15 p.m. at an office building on the East Loop near Gellhorn.
As thick clouds of black smoke poured from the building, the Houston Fire Department rescue team was called to the scene to help evacuate people.
Tommy Dowdy, a Houston Fire Department spokesman, said up to two people had already been sent to a hospital for treatment. He was unsure how many others might be inside the building.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
"Roy Anderson and Larry Gill, who work at Rail Crew Express on the sixth floor, said they were outside when they heard an explosion and then glass shattering." http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070329/D8O5HD200.html
Explosions? Two major fires in two big cities at almost the same time? Too many coincidences, don't you think?
I'm curious to see if the Chicago fire also had an explosion just prior. Things that make you go hmmmm.
Iran antagonizing Great Britain.
Big fires in big cities.
Wonder what tomorrow holds...
Fires happen and thinking every one is terrorism is just foolish.
I'm just sayin'...
California also has a fire with one dead:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/america/NA-GEN-US-High-Rise-Fire.php
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