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Santiago Fire
The town of Santiago in Baja Sur is on fire. The fired started about 11 am this morning North of town. The wind has picked up which makes it very
rough. From the road you can see the flames shooting up. It's really sad to watch, since there isn't any fire trucks to help out. Here are some
pictures just taken
Barb
http://picasaweb.google.com/rod.barb.albright/SantiagoFireFe...
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shari
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OH my that looks very scary...where exactly is santiago? Are you there now? how many people live there? Has it been extremely warm there like it has
here?
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Santiago is just North of Los Barriles. Not sure how many live there but it's a nice size town. We are concerned for the animals at the Zoo. There
doesn't seem any way to get them out. It has been warm but the main problem is the North wind, it kicked up this afternoon.
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DianaT
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That looks just awful. Isn't Santiago the little town with the zoo?
Sad, just really sad.
Diane
on edit---you answered as I was typing. Gees, I hope something can be done for the animals.
[Edited on 2-4-2009 by jdtrotter]
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Bill Collector
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Yes, santiago has the zoo. It was so sad watching from the Road, we had to leave. Knowing there isn't anything any one could do. They did get all the
kids out of the schools. We passed so many buses taking the kids out of the area. That is one good thing.
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comitan
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Wow just left the Hot Springs this morning came through Santiago about 8:30 and drove north no sign of fire at that time.
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Baja&Back
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What a crying shame!!! The town of Santiago is so cute & picturesque. We cross our fingers & hope the town is not damaged too severely.
We have our guests bring school & medical donations on caravan. This trip the beneficiary will be Santiago!
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Comitan you were lucky to leave there so early. Last we heard it was already to the police dept.
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oldjack
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any update on the fire.... Santiago(just south of Los Barriles) is where the high school kids from Buena Vista and Los Barriles are bussed to
school...
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ALL the kids got out safe, we passed so many buses leaving the area as we arrived. Talked with the locals, they said ALL kids were removed. The fire
is still burning as of 3PM
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MexicoTed
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Oh, that's awful. Santiago is one of the gems of Baja Sur with a bunch of historical buildings, the zoo, and great people. Give us an update asap.
Ted
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rpleger
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I hope they can save the Zoo, one of my favorite places...
Richard on the Hill
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be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
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God, please bring this town some rain....
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Rain would be great that is for sure.
There isn't anything else to do but wait. The locals have said
it's now in the main part of town. How much damage we wont know till tomorrow. When we were there we could see the flames all the way to the South end
of town.
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Damn... what a drag
I am trying to get ahold of Barb (frizkie) in El Chorro. If anyone sees her in that vicinity please post. Hope she's OK over there.
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If anyone hears if they saved any of the animals let us know.
If its not where it is, its where it isn\'t.
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Santiago
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Someone who has her email should let Jeans know - she had an interest in the lion at the zoo at one time.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
Someone who has her email should let Jeans know - she had an interest in the lion at the zoo at one time. |
Good idea, Santiago. I just emailed her.
Really sad to hear about fire in such a beautiful place. Hoping all had time to make it out safely.
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Jeans tried to help ALL the animals... It was my lion photo that was used... to show the terrible conditions there.
[Edited on 2-5-2009 by David K]
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Any new news
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