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Two fires

It was initially a typical day at the beach.

Venice Beach at its best

But if you turned around it looked like a nuclear bomb had gone off in LA. It turns out to have been a brush fire in Griffith Park.

Los Angeles Brush Fire

Then if you turned to the left you could see a smaller, yet still significant plume much closer to home.

I bet the meter is still running

The driver was complaining to the fire captain that it took a full 25 minutes for them to get there after calling 911. 25 minutes probably seems like an eternity when you’re watching your car go up in flames.

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This entry was posted on Friday, March 30th, 2007 at 8:45 pm by Insider and is filed under Cycling. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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3 Responses to “Two fires”

  1. 1
    Pepper Johnson Says:
    March 30th, 2007 at 10:41 pm

    TGIF. Nice three day weekend.

  2. 2
    Insider Says:
    March 31st, 2007 at 6:17 am

    For the record I worked before and after the ride and fighting obesity is all of our job.

  3. 3
    fires » Today’s beach ride: Babes and Fires Says:
    April 2nd, 2007 at 1:26 pm

    […] each ride: Babes and Fires
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