I was woken to my neighbor's burning house this am

[fussbucket]

So holy shit.

6am Baby Fuss comes into our room wanting us to wake up -- not unusual. While H was taking him back to his room, someone started banging furiously on our front door, "FIRE!! GET OUT NOW!!!"

I heard the banging and yelling and then H screamed for me to get out of bed and get out immediately. I thought it was our house on fire! I ran out of the house barefoot and naked but for my bathrobe screaming, "Where's Baby Fuss???!!!"

Baby Fuss was with H outside, and once I saw that it wasn't our house I was of course relieved. But when I saw the huge flames leaping out of the front of our next-door neighbor's house I realized that ours was in some eventual danger, since the fire department had yet to arrive.

I ran in and in 20 seconds threw into my laundry basket those things you grab when you have 20 seconds to get the most important things you can out of your house, and ran back out. I was so terrified because I could not see our neighbors anywhere. They are an older couple and I was frantic because the fire was so large as to certainly look fatal, not knowing where their bedroom was in the house.

The fire department arrived with 6 or so engines and the fire was out in about 30 minutes. We did find our neighbors a little ways down the street, they got out with nothing but the clothes on their backs, but thankfully everyone is OK. The woman was deeply relieved to see Baby Fuss was OK, since she knows his room is closest to where the fire was in their house (our houses are about 10-12 feet apart).

After about an hour we were allowed back in our smoky-smelling house.

I am truly amazed by the work of our city's veritable Benneton ad of very good-looking firemen and women. Baby Fuss did his part by wearing his fire-truck jim-jams. It was quite an event for him.

[smock]

OMG that sounds terrifying! I'm glad no one was hurt, and that your house is okay.

[starrieskies]

This gave me chills just reading it! I couldn't imagine how you must have felt! So glad everyone is ok!!

[Deleted]

Wow that sounds very scary fuss. I'm glad you guys are all okay.

[Muddled]

Holy shit, Fuss. I'm glad you are all okay and that your neighbors got out too.

Do you know what started it?

What did you put in the laundry basket?

[So_Fetch]

Omg that's terrifying. So glad everyone made it out okay. I'm also curious what was in the laundry basket.

[pinkplasticdoll]

Holy shit I just saw this on fb! I am so glad that everyone is okay!

So ya what did you put in the laundry basket?

[margarita]

Holy shit. I'm glad everyone is okay.

[motzie]

Holy shit is right! I'm so glad you guys are all ok, and that everyone was safe.

[fussbucket]

Laundry basket had: the clothes that were on the floor next to my bed (for me to put on), coats for Baby Fuss and me, five boxes of old family photos, phones, laptops, car keys. And a bit of dirty laundry lol.

And yes, if you are on FB my link has an "after" pic of the house and more details.

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I'm so happy everyone is ok. Your poor neighbors!

[Deleted]

What a way to start your day!!! holy shit!

Im glad you are ok and so are your neighbors.

I love firemen

[fussbucket]

And needless to say we are very grateful to our across the street neighbors who realized we weren't out yet and thought to get us out of our house! Even though we were awake (barely), we honestly had no idea what was going on until she started banging on our door.

[starrieskies]

Thank goodness for neighbors like that!!! That's for sure!

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Ohmygosh fuss, I just saw the after photos. Holy crap, glad you guys are all okay and that your neighbors are okay too.

[neonpink]

Shit! I am glad you guys are ok. I'm sorry about your neighbors but I am glad your family and neighbors are ok.

[zitiqueen]

So happy to hear everybody is safe!

[partiallysunny]

Glad everyone made it out save. Scary.

[bowies]

Holy SHIT! I am so glad everyone is OK. I'm also sending a mental thank you to your quick-thinking neighbors.

[fussbucket]

The article I linked on FB has a few more photos up. In one you can see our house behind our neighbor's head, so you can see how close together the houses are. That's where Baby Fuss's room is!

[maucat]

Holy shit! I'm glad you're all okay and that your neighbors are okay as well. That's really scary.

[BettyBookWorm]

holy shit.