By the time we arrived, the temperature was just passing 85 degrees, and there was not a breeze in the air. I saw the flashing red and blue lights first. Kathy saw the aerial attack. The target was black-twisted metal, with steam rising from the labyrinth of I-beams and aluminum siding.
DAVID ROSMAN: Fire, police departments deserve recognition
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 8:30 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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