Marshall Fire in Superior CO

[00tec]

I also thought the smoke had a weird smell. Almost more of an electrical fire or something. Kind of an acidic smell. I haven?t really been around fires that were consuming structures so I am not really familiar with whatever type of smell that is. It definitely wasn?t the usual campfire smell that I associate with a typical wildfire.

We got a lot of what smelled like burning tires. Probably the asphalt roofing.

[MarkCO]

We got a lot of what smelled like burning tires. Probably the asphalt roofing.

Asphalt roofing, the cars, the Styrofoam from EIFS, polymer pipes, fiberglass tubs and showers. Lots of chemicals in today's houses as opposed to those built 40 years ago. Grocery stores, Big Box stores are basically HAZMAT sites for a few days until they get cleaned up. Anything with a pharmacy requires that they try to log the drugs (actual work of doing so is a joke). Lots of nasty thing to burn in a residence and a lot more in say a Home Depot.

[BushMasterBoy]

Homeless set a fire today in Pueblo City limits. I got there before the Fire Department. I was shocked at the little huts made of tarps and pallets. People living in drainage ditches and culverts. The winds have been gusting to 35MPH. Humidity at 15%. Recipe for disaster.

https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-c...ions-in-pueblo

[def90]

Yes, home firss have a distinctive fire. Melted electrical, plastic, paint, metal from duct work and appliances, pvc from piping. No where near a foreset fire smell, closer to a car fire smell.

[.455_Hunter]

I had an atypical raging sinus headache starting on Friday evening.

I wonder if I got some nasty smoke in Lafayette on Thursday afternoon?

[00tec]

I had an atypical raging sinus headache starting on Friday evening.

I wonder if I got some nasty smoke in Lafayette on Thursday afternoon?

I'm sure you did. I had to duct tape my dog door because we had so much smoke in the house out here. It was unbearable to walk outside.

[Osmosis]

You guys are spot on about the air quality and health risks. They just issued a PSA regarding air quality in Louisville and are setting up monitoring stations. Of course once the snow is gone the next windy day will spread that bad stuff all over town.

[Sawin]

Yep. The moment we realized what was happening, we turned off our furnaces for 36 hours for this very reason. House got cold, but we didn't pull much of the smoke into our house thankfully.