Sorrowful Awakenings

This morning we were awakened at 4 am to see our neighbor's house on fire. It was a horrible view, to see someone's possessions literally go up in smoke. Thankfully the elderly couple that lives there was not home.
Our Longview (WA) Fire Department came out shortly (by they way, they have been working out there all this time). They contained the fire the best they could, after making sure there were no people in the house. Thank you, men!

We are grateful the fire did not spread. And, we are certainly grateful that the owners of the house were not home.