bad fire in h town

[waterdog]

http://www.khou.com/news/cnn/BREAKING-Massive-apartment-fire-burning-in-Montrose--252279571.html

[Free2Hunt]

Prayers for those involved and those fighting

[Starman]

Channel 11 did a story last night on people protesting that apartment complex being built right up against a cemetery. Hmmmmmmm

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Montrose-complex-built-feet-away-from-century-old-headstones-252118121.html

[Bily Lovec]

what makes the fire extra interesting is what was in the news yesterday
this sure sounds like the same place...

http://www.khou.com/news/local/Montrose-complex-built-feet-away-from-century-old-headstones-252118121.html

locals dont like the complex

One of the newest apartment complexes to hit the scene in the Montrose area is causing some controversy because of its location.

The complex, located at West Dallas and Montrose, is being built just feet away from century-old headstones.

[Thumper]

Hope all are safe.

"The nearby American General building has been evacuated as a precaution." They don't have to evacuate the cemetery....

I think the real issue is they're not public housing units.

[flywise]

Man that's big
Good thing it was under construction. And not occupied

[Simple Man]

Wow!! Just saw the huge black clouds of smoke on my way back from lunch. I was wondering what it was.

[twobanger]

Glad I was there yesterday and not today. I hope everyone stays safe.

[Shallowater]

dang. I've never seen one that bad.

[Greenheadless]

Wow, I saw the smoke all the way from Sugar Land at lunch. Was anyone living there yet? I hope no one is hurt.

[Smell the Glove]

[Greenheadless]

Wow, that is scary. I now know exactly where that is, I eat lunch just down from there at Nino's pretty regularly.

[Johnny Dangerr]

Yup lots of smoke.

[DUKFVR]

My wife works at AG. She said you could feel the heat through the glass. At one point a worker was on a balcony & they were getting a ladder to him from the firetruck. He swung down to the next balcony and by then had the ladder to him. She said the fire was coming out the building towards him. Guy was lucky. She watched it burn to the ground.

[Cabela]

I was one block south of W Dallas when the roof was on fire. That one pic above with the aerial says it all.

When the wind was blowing the flames across Dallas I figured it was a good time to get out of there.

I hope everyone is ok.