Carn Brea Fire

[changeling67]

Last night, en route looking for the said Kindle Fire (I kid you not!), I left Pool (just outside Carn Brea) about 21:00.  I had even taken a photo of the iconic Geevor mine black against the setting sun.  Absolutely no hint of a flame then.  Travelled to Truro, managed to pick up said item, drove back a quarter of a mile from Chivvy roundabout, then saw the Carn on fire. This must have all happened within about 50 minutes.  I couldn't believe it. At 01:00 this morning, I could still see it on fire from my bathroom window and we are just over 10 miles away.

News Story HERE

Doesn't appear to be any human fatalities, but I bet there were some wildlife casualties.  Sad.

Comments

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

This is horrible! You have my sympathies and concern. We are facing a severe fire situation here and things like this make my heart ache.

I don't worry so much about people, but all the poor animals.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Thanks - we are prone to the occasional gorse fire and have seen the odd few along the coastal paths etc. However, by the pattern of it, I would say it was deliberate. We have had a good balance of rain and sun, therefore it would not have been dry enough to go up like that. It was a tell-tale horseshoe shape. I won't be surprised if the verdict was arson, via a petrol can.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

That's even worse! Those people are the lowest of the low.

[bethnoir.livejournal.com]

scary! I'm glad it's under control now.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Yes - there is a huge black patch at the side of the hill, but I think that it is all out now.

Re: ice-cream blues

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Somehow I can't get my head around fire in a place that generates icecream. Somehow my brain can't navigate around it. Must have been all the butterfat....