The Fire Next Door

This fire occurred just 3 doors down from our house. Naturally, I grabbed my camera and started shooting. I was surprised that with 5 trucks and about 20 or more firefighters there, it took so long to get water on the fire.

If you take a close look, the hose is still not charged with water and the fireman seems to be calling for it.

I sold this picture to the local media and it appeared in colour in the Clarington edition of the newspaper.

The father with his two and three year olds escaped the fire because a passerby saw the smoke and banged on the door to alert them. We are still not sure if the insurance will cover their costs as there was a wood stove installed in the garage.http://picasaweb.google.com/allan.kirby/FireNextDoor/photo#5005200870218490722