Tag Archives: fire

K writes:

Driver went to grab a coffee and came out and the engine was on fire.

Update (from the original submitter via their building’s facilities management):

The man hadn’t gone in for coffee as we were initially told, the car started smoking, he stopped it to check it out then rolled it on away from an ESB substation and the entrance to a building, so tell the cyclists and perfect people to feck off.

Tadufeu: a short directed by Mickaël Bellamy, Coralie Braconnot, Franck Delfortrie, Julien Jamme and Olivier Pierre. Produced by ESMA, Montpellier.

A pack of “Cromags” obtains fire without knowing how to make it. The “Neandert” family is cold. The father sees a smoke in the distance and decides to go…

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Giulia Baldini, 25, Italian graphic designer

Andrew Benedict, 32, US soldier

Yongki Hermawan, 30, Indonesian photographer

Amanda Hvidberg, 12, Danish student

The Burning House is a site dedicated to pictures of the personal items that various folk from around the world (but mainly photographers) consider too important to lose. More  eye-candy than social commentary, it’s still strangely compelling.

If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s a conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities. Think of it as an interview condensed into one question.

The Burning House