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Smoke from a distant fire
About the time the Celtics were winding up the first game of the NBA Finals Thursday night (Celtics! Lakers! History!), the smell of something burning reached my den. The kids and I walked around looking at wires, afraid something had melted.
Then, we opened the front door and saw a haze over the street. It must be a house fire, I thought. We walked up and down, looking at the horizon for an orange glow, but we couldn’t seem to get any closer to the source.
Finally, I called 911 to tell an operator I thought there had to be a house fire nearby, even if I couldn’t find it. That’s when I learned that the smoke and smell of wildfires in Hyde County had drifted more than 100 miles - all the way to Rocky Mount.
In all the time I’ve lived here, I’ve never seen anything like it. As Telegram staff writer Mike Hixenbaugh notes today, the combination of smoke, and soot plus the oppressive heat we’re experiencing isn’t good for anyone.
Stay inside, folks. It’s not healthy out there.
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