Last night, my friends and I all went up through the twistys in the P-car to celebrate the beggening of my 17th b-day and look at the lights over SF. When we came back down, we were on a level twisty road (Pinehurst Rd./Canyon Rd. to those of you that live near here) and all of the sudden we came around a bend and saw a car fully ignited on fire. I mean, this car was COMPLETELY covered in fire and just in the middle of the road. The fire was starting to catch the forest foliage on fire and there was no way to get past it. Then all of the sudden I hear a BOOM and the gas tank exploded and even more fire erupts. I suddenly back the P-car up real fast and call 911. Well, I get put on hold for over three minutes
Now we didn't know if anyone was in the burning car, so this was serious. After I am put on hold, a firetruck finally comes, so someone must have already called it in. I then hang up on 911. It just makes me angry that you get put on hold while calling 911. Thankfully, no one was in the car after all and the car must have just been stolen and set on fire. Also note that this road runs through the middle of a redwood forest and is very rural. Plus this was 12:00 AM. Just imagine what could have happened if it was windy and the fire spread.
At leas no one was hurt or in the car. What a night and a way to start off a b-day. Oh yeah, the car was an older Toyota Tercel Wagon. But damn, being only a hunred yards away in the P-car and hearing and seeing the gas tank explode was pretty horrifying. I have a very bad camera phone photo that is way too dark, but you get the idea:. The flames must have been 10 feet high:
