Running To A Fire: You Wouldn’t Believe It!

Why do people run into a fire instead of run away?

Driving back from a trip to Illinois we came upon a large fire as we came through Plymouth, Indiana. You could see the smoke for miles. It was thick and very black. As we got closer, we could see more traffic, actually headed toward the fire that way. Cars were lining up and jamming into the back of the parking lot of a local Pilot gas station to watch it burn!

A car fire 3 years ago.

The smoke was coming from a large tractor trailer parked in the lot. What does though they were a couple trucks that have caught fire. Emergency crew was on scene, but was having trouble putting the fire out. According to local dispatch that we were able to listen, the announcement came across that the fire department was out of water.

Yep, the people kept coming to stare at the blaze. I’ll never quite understand what the attraction is, but people wanted to watch.  What is it about a fire that draws people to it. Like a bug to the flame, especially at a gas station! Although we looked, we kept going not wanting to be part of the epicenter in the event of a major gas explosion. 

Dispatch confirmed that it was a truck from Minnesota, but suffered much of the damage. Others were impacted without a doubt, but you just never know what you’ll see when traveling.

This week edition of the strangest things you may encounter makes me wonder what is wrong with people who would want to gawk & stare? 

Dispatch seemed to communicate that they were putting fire out and had things under control, but could you just imagine the amount of cost associated with this freak fire.

If I hear more, I’ll let you know, but that’s it from the front row of my vehicle windshield.