My City is on Fire!

[thaikarate1]

Just unreal here.

Houses are burning down left and right.

I was out with my girlfriend yesterday and while we were having lunch. Fire trucks after fire trucks just starting rushing by. That was when it started.
As of now there are 8 fires going and they are spread out in the city. San Diego is a pretty big city and covers a large area.

This happened back in 2004 and over 500 houses were burned down. A lot of those houses are in the $million range. The neighborhood that the houses are burning is pretty affluent. Upper middle class.

Say your prayer everyone.

[wayne1218]

Damn man, i'll say one for you guys. I see on t.v. that 1/2 of Cali looks like it is flaming out. Take care buddy!

[thaikarate1]

over 250,000 people has been evacuated from their home already.

And yes, about 3 hrs north of us is a huge fire also in the Malibu area.

Thanks Wayne.

[BillMill71]

God Bless Thai and be safe

[TheRook]

Thinking of you and yours my friend.

Please be safe.

[Chado1]

Stay safe wow....

[thaikarate1]

Here are some photos.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/slideshow...97/detail.html

[thaikarate1]

Some more.

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/slideshow...20/detail.html

Thank you very much guys!

If you can, please donate tonight's winning to American Red Cross.

[PhilJr]

Stay safe Thai and everyone else out there

[frankb03]

I know the feeling all too well. In FL we go through it yearly. In 1998 it was real bad.

GL to you. Stay safe.

[jcindaville]

That is horrible, keep us posted Tk

[BillMill71]

Thai, looks like your Chargers are impacted as well

LT, other Chargers among wildfire evacuees; practice canceled


By BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer
October 22, 2007

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson was among several San Diego Chargers players, coaches and staff members who had to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County.

The Chargers, who had just returned from their bye weekend, canceled practice Monday. Players were dismissed so they could take care of their families and because the air quality was poor due to smoke, spokesman Bill Johnston said.


As of late Monday morning, wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds forced the evacuations of nearly 250,000 people in the county.

There was no immediate word if any Chargers employees had lost their homes. Many players live in Poway and other suburbs northeast of downtown San Diego.

Tomlinson couldn't immediately be reached for comment. His mother, Loreane, said from Waco, Texas, that he called at 5 a.m. PDT and told her that he and wife were looking for a hotel. "I told him to keep me posted," Loreane Tomlinson said.

Center Nick Hardwick said players were asked at a team meeting to raise their hands if they were affected, "and at one point, three-quarters of the room raised their hands. I guess a lot of guys live up there. There were some pretty long faces this morning. A lot of coaches and people upstairs have to deal with this."

Hardwick lives in Point Loma, near the Pacific Ocean.

"It's pretty humbling, for sure," Hardwick said. "You've got guys with families dealing with real situations. You don't normally expect that coming to work. Normally, the worst-case scenario is when you miss a block or something, but if your house is burning down and you have to get your family out of the city, that's a different issue."

Hardwick said players heard there was a chance the team would practice at an out-of-town site, but nothing had been confirmed.

Johnston said it was too early to know if the fires will affect Sunday's scheduled home game against the Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium, where the parking lot was being used as an evacuation center.

Four years ago to the week, the Chargers had to move a home Monday night game to Phoenix on short notice because the Qualcomm parking lot was being used as an evacuation center during deadly wildfires.

Tomlinson's business manager, Lamar Andrews, said he checked on the player at 5 a.m. and he and his wife had already left their home. Andrews said two other players he represents, safety Marlon McCree and linebacker Matt Wilhelm, also evacuated their homes.

[Spearit]

That is terrible Thai! So. California is ablaze/ My prayers go out you and the folks affected.
Note:It is so dry in Atlanta, Tenn and surrounding area- that they only have enough water for 90 days. This of course can change but the high winds in your area is fueling the fires- lets hope the winds stop!

[Kaptain]

Take care Thai and be safe.......It's all over Natl TV, and other parts of Cal as well.......we'll all be saying an extra prayer for ya today...kapt

[drugstuntman]

Thai - where are you? I am near Mission Trails park between Mission Valley and Santee, and we are really worried now that the fires are moving south to Scripps Ranch. If it makes it past the 52, then it is going to be chaos because people are already evacuating to Qualcomm. Governor Schwarzenegger is here and he already said this is the worst fire in state history.

Stay safe - thanks to all for the prayers...