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Adams County - A 150 acre, prescribed burn near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal grew out of control when a massive dust devil swept fire and tumble weeds in the firefighters direction.
The prescribed burn happened around noon, Friday, March 14.
Video captures the moment the dust devil began and shows hundreds of tumble weeds catching fire before several firefighters run for safety. From a safe distance, the filming resumes. The unexpected dust devil ended up burning an extra acre of land but no property was damaged and no one was injured.
Thomas Rogers, a firefighter with South Metro Fire & Rescue, is the man behind the camera. In the seven years he has spent fighting flames he has never seen anything quite like this.
"It was definitely interesting to see. I'm a fire buff as well as a weather buff and here I had a weather event and a fire event coming together and it was just really amazing to watch," Rogers said. "There's nothing you can do except get out of the way and wait for it to calm down."
What began completely in their control ended up serving as a reminder that fires can be incredible unpredictable.
"Fire can change at any time," explains Rogers, "even on a prescribed burn, where we're in very controlled conditions, the unexpected can happen."
Authorities say about 300 acres of land has burned at this time.
One fire is was burning near State Highway 105 and Indian Meridian Rd. in Logan County, Thursday afternoon. This fire was contained as of 5 p.m. Two mobile homes were destroyed.
The second was burning about seven miles to the southwest of the town of Mulhall, Okla., or to the northeast of the town of Crescent.
Authorities say about 300 acres of land has burned at this time. The second fire is the larger of the two and is headed in a northeast direction. One home is in the path of the blaze.
At around 5:30 p.m. multiple fire crews were called to assist in extinguishing at least five wildfires that sprung up along the westbound side of the Turner Turnpike, in the area of mile marker 142, near NE 150th St. and Hiwassee Rd. in Oklahoma County.
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2014-03-21 13:41:07 UTC
2014-03-21 19:41:07 UTC+06:00 at epicenter
Location
7.769°N 94.325°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities
113km (70mi) E of Mohean, India
234km (145mi) NNW of Sabang, Indonesia
268km (167mi) NNW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
319km (198mi) NW of Sigli, Indonesia
946km (588mi) SW of Bangkok, Thailand
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A sink hole is roped off with police tape at 716 West Pierson Road on Friday, March 21, 2014 in Flint
A sink hole is roped off with police tape at 716 West Pierson Road on Friday, March 21, 2014 in Flint
The sinkhole is west of the Flint fire station six at 716 W. Pierson Road, is adjacent to the entrance and exit for fire trucks, according to City Spokesman Jason Lorenz.
The sinkhole, however, is not stopping fire trucks from going in and out of the station.
"It's more of a hazard to the sidewalk," Lorenz said.
The city has barricaded the area because gas lines are exposed.
City officials haven't closed the station because Chief David Cox Jr. said there is no safety hazard to firefighters, Lorenz said.
Source: The Flint Journal
The Boar's Head-brand truck got stuck in the sinkhole at Prospect Avenue and Kelly Street in Morrisania Thursday afternoon, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
Crews are on the scene checking the stability of the rest of the street and the water main below the sinkhole.
No injuries have been reported.
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Workers make repairs at the scene of a water main break in the 1400 block of South 14th Street in Harrisburg, where a resulting sinkhole caused evacuation of seven homes. UGI has shut off service for a two-block area, since gas lines were exposed in the sinkhole. The water shut-off has affected about 45 houses on South 14th Street south of Magnolia Street
Workers make repairs at the scene of a water main break in the 1400 block of South 14th Street in Harrisburg, where a resulting sinkhole caused evacuation of seven homes. UGI has shut off service for a two-block area, since gas lines were exposed in the sinkhole. The water shut-off has affected about 45 houses on South 14th Street south of Magnolia Street
The officer told him to evacuate, Akers said. That's when Akers peered out his front door and saw the massive sinkhole that had opened in a front yard across the street.
The sinkhole - big enough to swallow a hefty sports utility vehicle - was a sight that made Akers stare in amazement for a few moments.
"I was blown away by it," said Akers, a retired schoolteacher. "They said it happened suddenly and that's what really concerns me."
The sinkhole also stretched out into the middle of the street. It was reportedly caused by a water main break and forced the evacuation of seven homes. UGI shut off gas service in a two-block area, affecting 53 of its customers. Water had also been shut off in the block.
The sinkhole is just the latest to open in the city, which has experienced several similar incidents in recent months due to its aging infrastructure.
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A 40ft sinkhole has drained almost all of the water from a pond in one of Stockport's main parks.
The man-made pond at Abney Hall Park in Stockport took just hours to drain away after water was spotted spiralling down a 'giant plughole' on Thursday morning.
The hole in the bed of the clay pond is believed to lie above a massive 40ft sinkhole which is taking water away to a nearby waterfall.
Work to preserve wildlife living in the pond is currently underway, while walkers and park enthusiasts have reacted with horror at the state of the former beauty spot.
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Rescue crews had to race against time to recover that man who was stuck in the muddy, water-filled hole for almost three hours. According to authorities, the man was working when the ground suddenly collapsed around him in Apollo Beach, near Tampa, Thursday, at around 3 p.m.
In video from the scene, you could see the man stuck in mud up to his waist as rescue crews worked to free him. Reports indicated the hole is approximately 30 feet deep by 30 feet wide.
Rescuers at the scene tried to keep his head above water as the worker used his free hand to push mud and water away. Paramedics put an IV in his arm, giving him water to drink while they worked to get him out.
Two other co-workers tried to free him earlier, but they wound up in the hospital for exhaustion. The local fire chief spoke to media about their valiant rescue efforts. "The workers who were with him had fashioned an apparatus to try to secure him and that apparatus-- actually secured to a 4x4-- actually sunk down deeper into the mud. Now what we were trying to do was get him free from that wood, initially. Once we did, we were able to get his right leg out. For the last probably half-hour we've been working here. He's been out with the exception of his lower left leg, which we were finally able to get out."
Officials also noted hypothermia was a concern, despite the warm Florida temperatures.
Officials said the location is a site for the construction of new homes. Crews had to call in a specialized rescue team to help remove the man.
The worker was taken to the hospital where his condition remains unknown. We will bring more information on his condition as it becomes available to us.
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An apple that was grown in Kingston, southern Tasmania.
An apple that was grown in Kingston, southern Tasmania.
"I picked up one and it was a like a granny smith apple and a red delicious apple had both been cut in half and then joined together.
"It was just this perfect line right through the middle of the apple and it was just the weirdest thing," says Ms Staples.
The apple was grown on Ms Staples' property in Kingston, southern Tasmania, and after posting the photo to social media she says her friends simply couldn't believe it.
"They thought that I'd been having them all on and painted this apple and put it on Facebook as a joke," she says.
Former specialist apple grower Bob Magnus says until now he'd never seen an apple like the one found by Ms Staples.
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