> On Sep 16, 2023, at 10:28 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > > Yesterday was a very hot day (40°C) in Phalaborwa with strong winds from the > west. A veld fire broke out to the West of the town & rapidly got of control, > jumping Spekboom Street on the western boundary & setting several thatched > roofed houses on fire including the iconic Elegant Guest House. All available > local firefighting services from the town fire brigade & mines were on the > scene & a firefighting helicopter was brought in from Tzaneen but It still > took 10 hours to bring the fire under control. 12 houses were totally > destroyed & others damaged but fortunately there was no loss of life.
I'm glad that it wasn't much worse, and I expect that had your house been one of the 12 you would have mentioned, so I'm glad you are OK. > By far the worst disaster in Phalaborwa in the 47 years I have been here. > Much cooler today but the air is still filled with smoke. I felt it would be > ghoulish to take photos but you can find some on the internet if you look. Speaking as someone whose home town was ravaged by fire just over three years ago, there's a difference between ghoulish and documenting for posterity, and it is important to keep that in mind. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com. sent from Mirkwood -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
