Made it over to the fire. The boom at the beginning is something over there that exploded. It was a bit louder in person.

Lots of people all standing around wondering wtf. It's farther away than it looks. (at least a block). It was really just that tall. Links: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/02/apartment.arson.ap/ http://www.cdfe.org/san_diego_elf_arson.htm