kc_y0
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So as you may have heard, Australia is up in flames at the moment.
I live at the base of the Blue Mountains, so not directly in threat, but we have had some scares...
Well last night I was awoken at 5am to large explosions. I sat up in bed wondering if I had dreamed it. But I could hear alarms and sirens.. I looked out the window and I could see a line of flames next door! I panicked, quickly put some clothes on and ran outside. There was already 4 fire trucks and an ambulance and a crowd of people wondering what was going on. Our units here are designed with underground garages that we all share. So the whole building is on top of the garage. Well someone had lit one of the cars on fire, and it exploded, causing everything to go up in flames in the garage. The fire then spread up into the building. It was so scary. Another two fire trucks and an ambulance came, taking away people who had breathed in a lot of smoke. It was that thick black chemical smoke too, as there was a lot of petrol on fire.
After a long and stressful hour, the poor firey's had finally got the fire out. I felt bad for them, they are going through enough right now with all the bush fire, and then this has happened, and I'm sure is happening around other areas still. I am unsure if the fire was a deliberate attack or was random, but it was extremely terrifying to see. The unit is literally right next door, only a small ally way separates us, and my unit is the furthest facing out, so if the fire came here, I would have been first to catch it. It has freaked me right out, thinking that it could of easily been us that was set alight.
Everyone has been evacuated and can not return home at this time. Some of the units look completely damaged, where as others seem untouched.
A very scary morning here!
I live at the base of the Blue Mountains, so not directly in threat, but we have had some scares...
Well last night I was awoken at 5am to large explosions. I sat up in bed wondering if I had dreamed it. But I could hear alarms and sirens.. I looked out the window and I could see a line of flames next door! I panicked, quickly put some clothes on and ran outside. There was already 4 fire trucks and an ambulance and a crowd of people wondering what was going on. Our units here are designed with underground garages that we all share. So the whole building is on top of the garage. Well someone had lit one of the cars on fire, and it exploded, causing everything to go up in flames in the garage. The fire then spread up into the building. It was so scary. Another two fire trucks and an ambulance came, taking away people who had breathed in a lot of smoke. It was that thick black chemical smoke too, as there was a lot of petrol on fire.
After a long and stressful hour, the poor firey's had finally got the fire out. I felt bad for them, they are going through enough right now with all the bush fire, and then this has happened, and I'm sure is happening around other areas still. I am unsure if the fire was a deliberate attack or was random, but it was extremely terrifying to see. The unit is literally right next door, only a small ally way separates us, and my unit is the furthest facing out, so if the fire came here, I would have been first to catch it. It has freaked me right out, thinking that it could of easily been us that was set alight.
Everyone has been evacuated and can not return home at this time. Some of the units look completely damaged, where as others seem untouched. A very scary morning here!
