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Fire at Rainforest Adventures #295229
02/05/2023 12:24 PM
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Just saw a video of the fire going on now on Facebook.

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Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295232
02/05/2023 02:32 PM
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Looked fishy to me like 721 fire too.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295233
02/05/2023 02:46 PM
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New England (home), St. Maarte...
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This was NOT a major fire and may have been caused by careless disposal of smoking material at a party at this location last night.


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Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: Kennys] #295234
02/05/2023 03:12 PM
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Lesley--I wondered about the 721 fire. Are you aware if there is any investigation going on into that fire?


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Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: jmbcomms] #295235
02/05/2023 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by jmbcomms
This was NOT a major fire and may have been caused by careless disposal of smoking material at a party at this location last night.



The videos I’ve seen it looks pretty major.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: kim] #295238
02/05/2023 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by kim
Originally Posted by jmbcomms
This was NOT a major fire and may have been caused by careless disposal of smoking material at a party at this location last night.



The videos I’ve seen it looks pretty major.

Same here.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: kim] #295240
02/05/2023 04:59 PM
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Yes very much so .

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: Carol_Hill] #295241
02/05/2023 05:00 PM
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Yes very much serious doings .

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295242
02/05/2023 05:16 PM
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Scuba what FB page?

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: Bluesfan] #295244
02/05/2023 05:43 PM
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Jeff Burgers site has an Arial view on a U tube LinkHERE
And also there is a close up Video in the comments on the U Tube post on his site.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295246
02/05/2023 05:51 PM
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I wonder how they fought this thing. Is there a road going up there?

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: Bluesfan] #295249
02/05/2023 06:01 PM
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YouTube link

Fire

Attached Files 46C8E7BC-DE88-4A37-B536-4AF8B3E2AB64.jpeg
Last edited by kim; 02/05/2023 06:09 PM.
Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: kim] #295252
02/05/2023 06:23 PM
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Same YouTube link I posted earlier.
There was a video of the actual fire that the picture above came from I can't figure out how to post.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295254
02/05/2023 06:25 PM
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Exactly. I have the video of the burning decks - it was texted to me but can’t figure out how to post it either

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295255
02/05/2023 06:28 PM
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Here is a Facebook link to a photographer that took pictures of the party - amazing party - but what if fire broke out during it.

Art by Artu - Eleve8 Party

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: kim] #295256
02/05/2023 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by kim
Exactly. I have the video of the burning decks - it was texted to me but can’t figure out how to post it either

If there is a share option on your phone for texts you could copy the link through that. I can do that on my Android. Hold finger on Video link and the share option should pop up.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295257
02/05/2023 06:39 PM
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Try this. It's posted on a private page I belong to but appears to be by a public poster.
LINK

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295258
02/05/2023 06:47 PM
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Yup!! B has it on her own page as well. Crazy

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: MotownTim] #295268
02/06/2023 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by MotownTim
I wonder how they fought this thing. Is there a road going up there?

According to this morning's Daily Herald, it was a bush fire that destroyed the deck by the bar. The firefighters went up the ski lift with water bags and were able to refill them from a small water reservoir at the site. Took 5-6 hours to extinguish.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: Mikel] #295277
02/06/2023 10:36 AM
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Surprised it was a brush fire, since, from what I understand, it has been pretty wet recently.


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Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: SXMScubaman] #295278
02/06/2023 11:06 AM
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The way the wind blows up there, it would dry out in no time after a rain shower or two.

Re: Fire at Rainforest Adventures [Re: Mikel] #295279
02/06/2023 11:21 AM
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OK. Never been up there myself. Scared of heights!! laugh


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