House caught on fire today!

[Happy Panther]

A wire caught some mulch on fire which eventually sneaked into a wall burning insulation. Our neighbors daughter saw the flames and our neighbor rushed over with an extinguisher and a shovel until the fire department arrived. I am now drinking heavily.

[Ja Rhule]

53 minutes ago, Happy Panther said:

A wire caught some mulch on fire which eventually sneaked into a wall burning insulation. Our neighbors daughter saw the flames and our neighbor rushed over with an extinguisher and a shovel until the fire department arrived. I am now drinking heavily.

I know how you feel!  6 years ago my neighbors son shot a flare gun at 6am on Sunday that landed on my pine middle and lit up my house.  My neighbor saw the flames and woke me up.  I had 4 fire extinguishers and was able to slow it down enough until fire department got to my house and put it out.  

[Anybodyhome]

17 hours ago, Happy Panther said:

A wire caught some mulch on fire which eventually sneaked into a wall burning insulation. Our neighbors daughter saw the flames and our neighbor rushed over with an extinguisher and a shovel until the fire department arrived. I am now drinking heavily.

Are you good? Anything you need help with?

[Anybodyhome]

16 hours ago, Ja Rhule said:

I know how you feel!  6 years ago my neighbors son shot a flare gun at 6am on Sunday that landed on my pine middle and lit up my house.  My neighbor saw the flames and woke me up.  I had 4 fire extinguishers and was able to slow it down enough until fire department got to my house and put it out.  

You know how/why the song "Smoke on the Water" (Deep Purple) was written right?

We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn't have much time
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground

 

Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water

 

They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Uh, Funky Claude was running in and out
Pulling kids on the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But Swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race

[Happy Panther]

2 hours ago, Anybodyhome said:

Are you good? Anything you need help with?

Thanks man. We are good.

Looks like a  frayed wire lit some mulch on fire right next to the house where a crawl space is. The fire spread into the wall and started burning insulation and some structural beams.

Luckily the neighbors daughter spotted it quickly and the neighbor ran over with an extinguisher. The fire department showed up very quickly. six fire vehicles and two policemen showed up.

Anyway once the wife took a xanax everyone is calm now.

[Khyber53]

Just glad everyone is alright!

[onmyown]

Good luck with the insurance company, you’ll need it

Edited February 11, 2021 by onmyown

[Anybodyhome]

On 2/11/2021 at 2:03 AM, onmyown said:

Good luck with the insurance company, you’ll need it

Replacement value, not market value.

Yes, you pay more, but you've got a blank check to get some of your life back.

[Happy Panther]

On 2/11/2021 at 2:03 AM, onmyown said:

Good luck with the insurance company, you’ll need it

Insurance company was fast and has us a check that covers everything in a week. Hopefully they don't mess with rates.