Smoke

I wanted to do one last post about the fire burning near Prescott.

This is one of the big slurry bombers taking off from the Prescott Airport. 

I have posted some higher resolution photos on flickr.  

Fighting Fire From The Air

These are some of the aircraft that are fighting the fire near Prescott

Fire On Granite Mountain

We have a wildfire burning in Prescott. This was taken from the airport through smoke that was lit from behind by the sun.

One of the fire fighting planes was taking off from the airport and flying into the smoke. As of last night, 5000 acres have burned. Homes are being evacuated.

The sun through the smoke was just a red ball in the sky. This picture is exactly what it looked like.

Fire On Whiskey Row

This is all that is left of the famous Bird Cage Saloon on Whiskey Row after a fire broke out Tuesday evening and burned three businesses. (See yesterday's post for a wider shot of the fronts of the buildings.)

I took this picture from the top of the parking garage behind the burned buildings. You can see the fireman looking out the window into the charred remains. Besides the Bird Cage Saloon, Bare Bones BBQ and the Food Store all sustained extensive damage.

Breaking News.......Fire

This was the scene this morning after last nights fire laid waste to three businesses on Whiskey Row. Bare Bones BBQ, Prescott Food Store and the famous Bird Cage Saloon are all gutted. You can't see much damage from the front until you look in the doors. I will post some more pictures tomorrow.