FIRE ~

3.30pm yesterday afternoon we heard fire brigades & helicopters & rushed outside to see this black smoke billowing in the wind & birds flying crazily. This shot is from my front door less than 1 Klm. from the fire....Scary !!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

So close - hope it is now completely out. Must have been so scary. take care

[Jo]

That is a scary sight and for it to be so close - Hope everything and everyone was ok

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Scary! Hope you keep safe from the fire. Take care.

[Joanna kate]

You are close Valerie, take care. Our fire season is over now because of the rain so I can relax, it's horrible to go through, stay safe Valerie

[Babs]

Oh wow, Valerie, how scary. Hope no houses or lives were lost.

[Carole Sandford]

Too close for comfort, keep safe !

[Carissa]

Scary! Stay safe.

[bkb in the city]

That looks like a big fire

[Sandy]

Oh my, that is a scary sight. Hope no one was injured.

[Valerie Chesney]

@claycameras @skstein @bkbinthecity @carole_sandford @onewing @joannakate @overalvandaan @jo38 @ziggy77 So many thanks to you all, our wonderful fire fighters & helicopter pilots dropping water No lives or property was lost...We have never had a bush fire here but, it is SO dry & no rain for weeks.....Scary yes.

[Sue Cooper]

A very dramatic capture.

[sally agnew]

Rather frightening :)

[Merrelyn]

Very scary :)

[Sandy]

@happysnaps glad to hear there were no lives or property lost.

[Valerie Chesney]

@merrelyn @susiemc @hermann Very scary, the closest I hope I ever come to a bush fire...

[Kathy A]

Very scary stuff!

[Valerie Chesney]

@kjarn As close as I ever want to come to a bush fire, Kathy