A brush fire alongside I-240 East that ignited during downtown Asheville’s 4th of July firework celebration. Asheville Fire Rescue arrived shortly after the blaze started and extinguished it.
Asheville brush fire before fire rescue arrived
Before the Fire Rescue arrived
Asheville Fire Rescue arrive
Fire Rescue extinguishing the fire
Overlooking I-240
Kids watching the the scene
Spectators alongside I-240 after the blaze is put out
Asheville Fire Truck
Stars and Stripes on back of fire truck
Firework show before the fire started
Downtown Asheville fireworks on 4th of July
Enjoying the fireworks
Wally Bowen July 5, 2010
Excellent work Derek! I would like to link this story on the MAIN home page. I assume that you would like more exposure and traffic to your website. I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.
wally
kristi whitehead July 5, 2010
Beautiful photos! You are so talented.
Jerry Nelson July 5, 2010
Great shots!!
john July 5, 2010
funny how you just happened by at the right time
Kate Gower July 6, 2010
Great photos, Derek!
Carl July 6, 2010
Just a little correction to this story. This was not the brush fire started by the city’s fireworks display. This was started by someone shooting firework out of the back of a pickup, driving down I-240. The city did have a much smaller brush fire just behind the fire station, on Eagle Street. Both fires were extinguished quickly.