Result of brush fire, winds jeopardizing daughter's house in MD,

last I heard, so Lounging, holding breath.

Best of luck to your daughter, elleng!

'Winds cut power, spread fires across D.C. area, topple National Christmas Tree.

Dangerous winds with gusts of more than 50 mph Saturday fueled blazes throughout the region, including in Laurel, Dale City and Germantown. More than 150 acres of the Shenandoah National Forest had burned by late afternoon. . .

Firefighters from Prince George's and three other counties also were called to a large brush fire near the Chalk Point Generating Station along the border of Prince George's and Charles counties. The blaze, which began in the morning, consumed more than 15 acres before it was brought under control Saturday evening.' < Daughters neighborhood. Power line down 'recently,' causing 'new' fire I think. Waiting . . . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021902052_2.html?sid=ST2011021902391

it's scary how fast fire can move.

i hope everyone stays safe

Haven't heard from daughter for 2+ hours, + don't know what that means.

They've got 3 dogs to care for, so even if daughter + her guy could just leave, they wouldn't w/o taking animals with. + go where?