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03-23-2010, 06:48 PM
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Wife just called saying she heard a ton of fire trucks and helicopters, WRAL is saying 3 houses destroyed 5 more burning in Highland Creek (centex development).
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/7290340/
One downside to living right on top of your neighbor...  . |
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03-23-2010, 07:26 PM
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That is horrible.
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03-23-2010, 07:31 PM
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I guess the winds this evening spread the fire very quickly before the Fire crews arrived at the scene - got to feel sorry for the folks affected.
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Originally Posted by wheelsup
Wife just called saying she heard a ton of fire trucks and helicopters, WRAL is saying 3 houses destroyed 5 more burning in Highland Creek (centex development).
Fire rages in north Raleigh neighborhood :: WRAL.com
One downside to living right on top of your neighbor... . |
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03-23-2010, 07:33 PM
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Up to 10 houses now...
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03-23-2010, 07:37 PM
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Location: Cary, NC
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wow...hope everyone is OK.
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03-23-2010, 07:44 PM
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Thank goodness for organizations like Red Cross that come to sites like this and help people who have nowhere to go and just lost all their possessions...
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03-23-2010, 07:49 PM
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Up to 10 houses now...
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Wow, 10 on fire in that subdivision. Build these places too darn close to each other. |
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03-24-2010, 01:37 PM
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The average lot size for those homes is about .20 of an acre.
That's not so unusual these days, is it?
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03-24-2010, 02:54 PM
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This sounds the same as the Pine Knolls Townes fire in Raleigh not that long ago.
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1819732/
Possible scenario:
1. Stupid pine straw fire spreads to a home
2. Trash vinyl siding lets the houses catch
3. Packed in homes make spread easy in windy conditions
Building codes here are useless. The siding should not burn.
At a minimum, the use of pine straw must be outlawed at once.
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03-24-2010, 02:56 PM
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Location: Oxxford Hunt, Cary NC
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Quote:
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The average lot size for those homes is about .20 of an acre.
That's not so unusual these days, is it?
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That's actually on the large size - seems like .10 or .11 is pretty common now! |
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