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Angel Island is on FIRE

From our balcony we see Angel Island erupting into flames and spreading at an insane rate.


Some follow-up imagery that I found particularly stunning:



Angel Island Fire, 10/12/2008 10:22 PM

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Chrys Bader
Co-Founder, Fliggo Inc.

 

Comments (22)

Oct 12, 2008
Jed Harris said...
We see it too, from Berkeley. Sad.
Oct 12, 2008
Berklian said...
So do we. :(
Oct 12, 2008
rt said...
We just drove across the Richmond Bridge back to the Oakland Hills....it looks as if it is spreading
Oct 12, 2008
s.r said...
Its
Oct 12, 2008
Fliggo said...
Yeah, it seems to be spreading fast and wide
Oct 12, 2008
char said...
Oh my god, i hadnt even heard about this and I live in mill Valley. horrible
Oct 12, 2008
J Rock said...
I can see it from the land of the sideshows MacArthur and 98th
Oct 12, 2008
Nicole said...
from our balcony, it looks like a volcano erupted in the Bay. Definitely spreading fast.
Oct 12, 2008
dave said...
out here in san francisco, at first we thought Alcatraz was on fire! That thing is spreading fast and far
Oct 12, 2008
marina said...
my friend lives on angel island!!!
oh no!
Oct 12, 2008
steven said...
crazy...
Oct 12, 2008
Cameron said...
There is a pretty crazy view from our deck in Albany....looks like a fucking volcano
Oct 12, 2008
Kaitlin said...
I can see it from our living room window... The entire island is on fire. My God.
What if campers are out there?! This /is/ a three day weekend... oh God!! Families- shitballs!!!

Does anyone see any fire boats or helicopters or ANYTHING at all going to fight it?! I imagine it can't spread any more, as the ENTIRE FUCKING ISLAND IS ON FIRE.

This is horrible.
One of the few times I wish I didn't have such an amazing view.

Oct 12, 2008
TeflonJ said...
This is not so nice
Oct 12, 2008
kendall said...
I'm in the Mission and I can see it from here. Scary. It's getting more dark red. I don't think that's a good sign.
Oct 12, 2008
Kaitlin said...
A light just turned on on the island.
Does this mean there are people on the island?

It's green.

Oct 12, 2008
Kaitlin said...
my friend lives on angel island!!!
oh no!

I didn't know anyone could live there.

Oct 12, 2008
TeflonJ said...
Kaitlin - There are people on the island.... many people, but not enough to stop the fire! This could be bad...
Oct 12, 2008
Kaitlin said...
-headdesk-
Oct 12, 2008
a casual observer said...
I can see it from my house in the presidio, its getting worse every time I look!!!!
Oct 12, 2008
Sharon Seto said...
My family and I have been watching the fire since 9:30 pm and we live up on Telegraph Hill where we have a clear view. It was very frightening for the children as we can see the bright red flames licking up and spreading with each minute. It kept getting wider and wider. We were praying for humans and animals on the island as it looked pretty uncontrollable around 10:15-10:30. It is 11:10 PM now, and the fire seem to have died down tremendously. Thank God.
Oct 13, 2008
Fliggo said...
The following morning our view is quite dismal, where the island was once green, it's now "raped" as Sarah Palin would put it.

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