I was next door getting my neighbor to help me with a door knob to my daughters cabinet. I heard an EMS, then I heard firetrucks. I stepped out of his garage and saw smoke, the stepped out a little further and I could see flames. About 10 houses down there was a house totally engulfed in flames.
Everyone made out of the house. I walked down as far as I could after the flames were out. I took several pictures. Helped catch the lab that lived at that house. The firemen were afraid he was going to run back inside.
Heard the Father talking, he was in the kitchen and was going to fix his little boy a hamburger. Lit the burner and everything when up, down the hall everywhere. It blew out all the windows, etc.
There wasn't a storm door up at the house, neighbors said the front door was open. They're little boy about 2 to 3 just stepped out the front door. The said there was a ball of flames right behind him. Nothing touched him, Thank GOD!
I had told my kids to stay with me or stay at home, there were so many firetrucks and police cars flying. I went up and directed traffic for a little bit, and after about 20 lights flashing from all the firetrucks, police cars, ems's, lg&e I was trying to keep our road from getting backed up so the equipment could get down there.
My son decided to ride his bike as fast as he could after everything settled down. Looked back to see where his twin brother was, and smacked right into our mailbox. Remeber the one I covered with the street sign) His shoulder, knees, hand and forearm all scrapped & bruised. Has about a 5x3 inch bruise on his forearm. He walked down to where I was with a wash cloth on his arm. I said what happened, he explained. I rubbed my hands all over his head to make sure he didn't hit it. I didn't feel anything. His glasses were not bent, so I guess he didn't hit his head anywhere. Came home and poured peroxide all over him. Really didn't bleed much, just that one bruise that looks like its bleed under the skin.
Geeez, what a wild night.
Kim