Think Good Thoughts for Evan

I woke up about 6:00 this morning to the sound of heavy engines.... I ignored this for a while, then I heard a high powered saw. This finally got me out of bed to discover that the house across the street from us had been on fire, and the firemen were sawing open the walls and the roof to get to the parts of the fire that were hidden and still burning. This house is rented by a couple about our age. We don't know them well, but we see their cats all the time. The guy has two kids but fortunately they were staying with their mom. They had a friend, Evan, staying the night who was the first to see the fire, and he got everyone out but didn't get out himself. He suffered really bad smoke inhalation and may not make it. I felt really bad taking pictures, but wanted to capture this event. Right before we left for work, I watch the firemen removing all the smoldering, loose stuff from the house and piling in front (presumably to keep it from restarting the fire?). You could see clear through the house, and see how the siding had melted away on the house next door. They were renters and the house was in bad shape; the fire probably started by an old, faulty heater starting their Christmas tree on fire. Seeing them rummage through the house made it really sink in how devasting it was.