Monday, February 6, 2023

A Blaze

Oh dear. The fire seemed closer and last night I wasn't able to find out what structure was alight. This morning it is being reported that a Buddhist temple in Springvale South has been destroyed by fire.

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  1. People can be warned about floods and hurricanes, but with fires there are no warnings :(

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    1. Hels, yes fire can be faster than flash flooding.

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  2. That is so sad. It was a lovely building. It must have been fierce for you to see it all the way in the big smoke.

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    1. Caro, I was a little surprised it was so far away. I knew it was bad and more than a house fire.

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    1. EC, interesting that it was reported on interstate.

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  4. Oh yes, it's dreadful. All those people's ashes there too, all gone. Saw that there was a fire on Twitter yesterday. Very sad.

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    1. Margaret, there now does seem some hope that ashes may have survived. As one woman put it, it feels like my father has died a second time.

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    2. Darla, thankfully it seems the ashes in urns are intact.

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  5. Wow, quite a huge fire, it's sad and I would imagine a lot of damage to the building.

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  6. That's a shame. There's a building on the left-hand side of your photo that also seems to be on fire, but I suspect that's just a reflection of the sun!

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    1. Steve, yes we get that happening with different buildings as the the earth rotates.

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  7. With your view, I would want a telescope

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    1. TP, in our early days here I nearly bought a telescope but for whatever reason I didn't. The best way to really see something in the view is to zoom in with the proper camera and snap it.

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  8. I saw that devastation on the news last night. Right before I fell asleep again.

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