Lunch FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Lunch

It has been an interesting day. Today I got home from work (My last day, but that is for a different post completely) and I made myself lunch. As soon as I take my first bite of food an alarm starts going off right by my door. I put my food down, walk out the door and watching all the people running around trying to figure out what was going on. this annoying noise turns out to be my apartments fire alarm. A lot starts going through my mind at this point, mainly trying to figure out how to get Abby some place safe without access to a pet carrier, and should I try to tell the old woman who lives under me (who had here TV blaring and still does as I type) that something is wrong.
After looking around to make sure Abby and I were not in any direct danger I looked up to see the sky filled with smoke. Part of the complex was actually on fire. Their was a whole lot of smoke so I decided I would walk over and check it out to better determine my course of action...that and hey, their is a fire, and fires are cool. FIRE! FIRE! Turns out one of the maintenance parts of one of the laundry facilities was where it started. By the time I walked over there the whole laundry building was up in flames and it was hot enough that the stairs going up to the closest apartment was on fire, and they are made of stone and metal. The maintenance closet area had a lot of chemicals in there so their were some interesting popping sounds as they burned.
I figured their was not too much danger since the fire would have to go through a lot before reaching my apartment so I stood and watched the action. While watching I ran into someone I use to work with and had in some of my classes who had moved into the complex and we talked for a while. The fire department showed up after a little while, but their were a lot of stupid drivers who stopped their cars in the fire engines way so they could watch the fire. Their ended up being four fire Engines and two or three other fire vehicles. I watched them work for a while and was entertained when they took a chainsaw to the roof of the building, and I talked with a few people including someone who was doing their laundry and lost all their families clothes. After some time I decided to leave the action to finish my lunch and write this in my blog for your enjoyment...or dismay. It is up to you.
Not so long ago some friends of mine (Adam & Lauren) lost their apartment in a fire on Bell St. Luckily they had renters insurance which was able to pay for a lot of what was lost. Now they have a house and are doing quite well. Hurray for apartment fires...unless you don't have insurance like me.