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09/16/2005: "Not As Bad As It Looks, But Could Have Been"

A fire broke out in an area of stored junked vehicles early Thursday morning on San Juan Island, sending plumes of black smoke into the air. Fortunately the smoke was noticed by a resident on the property who quickly worked on the fire with a number of fire extinguishers until the Fire Department arrived. While the scene looks like a major disaster had occurred, all of the disasters had occurred prior to the fire: the truck and the surrounding vehicles in the photo are previously wrecked trucks and cars that are stored on the property.