sallycinnamon78
New Yorker
4 miles down the road from where I currently live... SIXTY MILLION GALLONS of fuel, merrily burning away. Smoke several thousand feet high. This morning, we were told that the fires would go on for about 3 days - and that was just an estimate.
The noise of the explosion woke all 5 members of our household at 6am. Our cat went insane and still won't come out of hiding. The windows were rattling, the house shook like mad - I thought it was an earthquake. 2000 people have been evacuated so far. It looked like nuclear winter when I ventured out this morning, then it cleared up for a bit, and now it STINKS. There is soot everywhere.
I have a job interview in Hemel on Tuesday. I think it may be cancelled, you know.
Pics from the BBC: I'm sure as hell not going to try and venture out that way!
The noise of the explosion woke all 5 members of our household at 6am. Our cat went insane and still won't come out of hiding. The windows were rattling, the house shook like mad - I thought it was an earthquake. 2000 people have been evacuated so far. It looked like nuclear winter when I ventured out this morning, then it cleared up for a bit, and now it STINKS. There is soot everywhere.
I have a job interview in Hemel on Tuesday. I think it may be cancelled, you know.
Pics from the BBC: I'm sure as hell not going to try and venture out that way!
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