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Bel Air, Maryland Townhouse Fire, July 17, 2013
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Well it's been at least 10 or 12 years since I've shot any fire ground photos and when you get woken up at 2:00 am to the tune of" Hey, the neighbor's house is on fire" you've had this 
opportunity handed to you on a silver platter. Here's my first "size up photo" from the bedroom window.

   

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#2
I get outside to find that the radiant heat from the fire was hot enough to melt everyone's vinyl siding.


This thing is rolling on all three floors.!


   

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#3
Nice Danny! Hard to pass up the silver platter!

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#4
Haven't heard the first 
siren yet, it's still blowing away.!!!

 



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No water Yet.!


   

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Still no water.!

 



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Finally there is water.!!!


 



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Water Finally.



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#9
Time to walk around to the front to see what is happening.

   

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#10
Bel Air's Tower in action.!

   

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#11
More action from the front,

   

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#16
And the final effects.! As I heard it this afternoon the resident in the far right townhouse decided he wanted "Hamburgers on the gas Grill" at 1:00 am or so, and afterwords put the grill cover on the grill and went inside which eventually caught fire and spread to the unit on the left. Shortly thereafter, my son heard a loud "hissing and whistling sound" but didn't think about it until he looked outside.


   

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#17
I understand there were a few firefighters that had fallen through a burnt out staircase and taken to the hospital, I certainly hope they are alright, as I haven't heard anything today.


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#18
Good photos!

tHANKs
tHANKs
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#19
Man oh man that's a midnight alarm as I call it. I've done some dumb head grill in' in my day but never set the place on fire as a result. Funny isn't it when you are on the receiving end of fire rescue it takes forever. Great pics Dan! Hope you can sleep tonight...
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#20
Nice shots. Very lucky no one got killed.

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