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Not a big forest fire this time, it was the mobile home next door to me. We're okay, and back in our place already. Fire department is only one mile away and responded promptly. No real damage to our place, but it was close. The two elderly men who lived there got out with a few minor burns. Two cats, who are outdoor cats are still missing.
It was a double-wide mobile home and it went from flames coming out of a bedroom window to a 100% involved fire in about 15 minutes. Very fast and very scary.
**9/14 - I have got one of the cats, safe and sound. I can't bring her in the house because I have two dogs and a small house (mobile home). She's in a large dog crate I have and enjoying a can of Tuna Fish on my porch. It was so sad yet cute, I was out side today, and the burned trailer has a side porch that faces my side porch. It's about 4X8 and was the entrance the cats used 24/7. They always left the door open all night for the cats to come and go.
I looked over there, and there she was just laying in the middle of the burned porch looking bewildered. Now these cats are very skittish and have never let me get within 10 feet of them. I was worried she would just run off if I approached her. She just laid there calmly and let out the sweetest meow and let me pick her up. The owners are staying with friends about 15 miles from here and will come get her in the morning. Maybe we'll get lucky and the other one will show up by then.**
Nevilledog
(53,063 posts)MLAA
(18,477 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,716 posts)Hopefully they were both out of the house.
StarryNite
(10,657 posts)I'm glad you already saw one of them.
Mr.Bill
(24,716 posts)They're both pretty feral, so they should be okay. Got to be bad for them when they try to come home, though.
mopinko
(71,562 posts)i once knew a guy, a party animal and a doufus, but when he saw his neighbors trailer on fire, he ran in and saved 2 ppl.
he got out pretty unscathed, but the lady had her face literally burned off. the thing took about a minute to erupt into flames, and the smoke was incredibly toxic. his lungs did hurt for a while.
glad all are ok.