Fire in Pittsfield Massachusetts 7/29/08 part. 1

[gemoxcore]

I got out of work that night at like, nine. I could see the fire from where North Street meets West Hoosie. I friend of mine lived there. As everyone else has been saying, he lost everything too. It was also a pain in the ass trying to get home, because I live off of Route Seven and had such a hard time getting around.

[RedSoxFreak85]

Yea it was creepy as hell. i worked 3rd shift on west housatonic street, and was driving by on the way home. omfg. i had never seen anything like this in my entire life. HUGEEE flames, embers flyin all over the place. thousands of people all around, with cell phones - taking video n shit. it was insannnne

[DonovanHillery]

I live on second street and I smelt it. It was so sad I feel so bad for those people. I saw a little girl crying. :'(

[mdab24]

i saw it shortly after the fire started and then saw it shortly after they began to take it down

[RedSoxFreak85]

Yeah, i saw this first hand. It was something I had never seen before, and the flames were huge. U could see the huge embers and ashes flying all over, hitting the nearby buildings. U could smell the smoke from miles away. I work on west housatonic, and was just getting out of work that night @ 8:30 and drove by right in time to see the action. it was so scary.

[Christyb18]

I live off of Tyler St and I was able to smell it....a house just burned down on the street I live on yesterday....its a very shocking and random thing....

[bikery99]

my uncle lived there he lost everything too

[KageReject]

Oh my, give your uncle my greatest apologies as well, man, whoever caused the stupid kitchen fire...OO! Idiot.

[aj21101]

@KageReject it was a grease fire that started that fire

[harleyhalfmoon]

I will. I'm in NY- he's staying with a friend for now. I'm going to go see him Saturday and see if I can do anything.

[harleyhalfmoon]

My StepDad lived there. He went to work and came home to this. He lost everything except what he was wearing. Kinda scary how you can just be having a normal day at work and come home and find your home completely gone. :(

[KageReject]

oh my, thats really sad, please give your step father my greatest apologies for all his loss.

[Brad16]

I was there 2...is's kinda fraky wen u think about it...it could happen to anyone at any time

[KageReject]

yea it is

[kurnoz]

i was there

there was alot of smoke

no-one died tho