Last Saturday while watching a movie with some friends we heard several sirens that sounded really close so we grabbed our cameras and went searching. This was the scene we came upon two blocks North of my house.
Manhattan fire fighters were already on the scene working diligently to put out the flames.
Fire fighters worked there way inside the house from the back to the porch.
The fire fighters with the hose alternated between spraying the burning house and spraying trees and the house next door to prevent the fire from spreading.
Lights from the many emergency vehicles splashed everywhere, joining the warm light being cast from the ablaze home.
One of the residents, Skylar Sheppard, sits in an ambulance, uninjured but in shock as her room and possessions burn through the night. Skylar said she woke up to flames in her home and ran to alert her roommates immediately, then fled the house.
While one team hit the house and roof from the front another worked their way up the side of the house with a ladder to windows on the top story, breaking out windows and lugging a hose up the rungs as they climbed.
The whole scene was pretty chaotic between the emergency workers running about, neighbors taking to their lawns to watch, and surprisingly frequent inquiries from people asking about my camera.
On an unrelated note, I would like to state my lack of posts lately is because I have started shooting for K-State's Communications and Marketing department and we have pretty strict privacy on our work.
