Fire

I have just reached office and rest my butt for 2 seconds before being called to cover a warehouse fire. It started about 2 hours ago, hence, we only expected lots of smoke, which is usually the case in spot news coverage here. Well, indeed there were lots of smoke when we arrived and we still see firemen running about. Apparently, there were still pockets of fire in the warehouse on the 3rd storey. I made a detour to the other side of the building, which had less on-lookers, but it turned out to be a good spot for pictures, and the wind direction prevented a total smoke out.

Its quite interesting watching the firemen work up close, and I think it takes a fair amount of courage to head into a fire zone. It seemed hard to control the fire. Once a while, small pockets could be seen from the window, and it seemed like a cat and mouse game. They took turns to head into the building, and those that done their fair share could be seen emerging with soaked body, either from perspiration or due to the water jet. There was a small make-shift chart which the commanders used to sketch out the floor layout and planned their next course of action. We couldn't stay till the firemen called it a day, but I estimate it must have taken them at least 4 hours to douse every single flame. Tough job.