From Grits to Chopsticks

For the first time in seven years, we saw fire engines roll by last week with their sirens blaring:

I looked out across the horizon and saw the plume of smoke rising in the distance:

My camera zoomed in to reveal fire blazing from an apartment rooftop (click Fire for video):

In this densely populated area, nearby homeowners were looking on from their rooftops:

Fortunately, almost everything here is made of concrete.  Although most apartment vents are oozing with cooking oil and grease, fires probably burn themselves out before spreading too far.