giza: Giza White Mage (Default)
Douglas Muth ([personal profile] giza) wrote2009-08-16 09:01 pm

It's like shouting "Fire!" in the middle of a crowded Ardmore

So, I was on my way to run an errand today, and I ended up getting a front seat to this around 5 PM:



This went down on Woodside Ave., just by the Wawa on Lancaster Ave. As best I can tell, it was only shrubbery that was burning. No other property appears to have been harmed.

The Merion Fire Company's Ardmore truck arrived on the scene shortly after I did and promptly extinguished the blaze. Woodside Ave was closed for all of about 20 minutes.

The rest of the pictures can be viewed in this slide show:



The full set can also be viewed at this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmuth/sets/72157621934261475/

[identity profile] unclekage.livejournal.com 2009-08-17 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
That's what we call a mulch fire, almost always caused by some asshole flicking a cigarette into it.

[identity profile] swift-fox.livejournal.com 2009-08-17 12:11 pm (UTC)(link)
THIS!

*shakes his head in disappointment at the irresponsibility of some folks.*

[identity profile] giza.livejournal.com 2009-08-17 01:39 pm (UTC)(link)

There's a good chance this could have been a Wawa employee, since they usually take their breaks on the loading dock right by those bushes.