And the thunderstorms? Vicious!
Last night a heavy thunderstorm moved through our area around 5:30 PM. I was still at work (taught a class last night) but Dear Hubby was at home. There was a very bright bolt of lightning and a large clap of thunder; he knew it had hit somewhere close by. He looked out our sunroom windows, and this is what he saw, about 1/2 mile from our house:
That is a picture of three OIL STORAGE TANKS - - lightning had hit and caught 2 of the 3 tanks on fire!
Hubby called 911 to report the fire. Rescue personnel immediately flooded the area, and the road just past our house was blocked off.
They had just gotten a good stop on the fire, when it re-ignited, causing one of the tanks to explode:
Flames were literally shooting hundreds of feet in the air!
The news crew interviewed Dear Hubby, since he was the one who reported it. The link to his broadcast is here.
They finally got the fire under control around 9:00 PM, just before I got home from work (so I missed all the excitement!). Fortunately, no one was injured during the whole ordeal.
Mother Nature can be a vicious bitch sometimes . . .
6 comments:
wow. That is amazing, because in Gallatin, the same thing happened! I don't know if it were storage tanks, but it was some kind of propane thing that exploded and the said you could see the glow from the fire from 25 miles away!
Those pictures are awsome!
Well damn.....
Glad to hear no one was hurt and dear hubby got some well deserved media fame.
Whoaaaaa! That is crazy!!
I told you to quit smoking out there!
It was sweet of hubby to cover for ya like that though! :)
Hey,
I forgot to tell you I saw the Invisible Hubby on the news that night! :-O
I'm just glad that no one was hurt!!
Hope you're both well & happy. Miss you!! :-)
Blessings!
A :-)
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