I’m working in my house this afternoon and I smell fire. I walk up the back of my yard where Kaplan has built McMansions (big houses on postage size lots), and one of these beauties is ablaze. Just started, and looks like it started in the garage. Fire company not there yet, but the cops have stopped the cars from driving past. Within ten minutes, this house is totally involved and obviously a total loss. I was shocked! I don’t know if it’s the particleboard sheathing covered with vinyl siding or what, but this thing went up like a Roman torch. All the other McMansion owners were standing around me in total shock in how fast this thing was gone. Here’s a shot of the smoke totally covering the house on fire. They kicked us out of there, so I’ll see if I can get a picture tomorrow of the sticks that are remaining....again, unbelievable.
