Galveston has fires going on and there is no way to put them out.

[Liberal In Texas]

"Brennen's" Restaurant reported to be out of control. A couple of apartment fires.

No link specifically, but if you Google there are stories.

Also, check the local steaming, one of the best:

http://www.khou.com/video/?nvid=178826&live=yes&noad=yes

[EFerrari]

1. I've been watching live coverage of that fire. What a shame. n/t

[TTUBatfan2008]

2. Just saw a report...

that a restaurant in Houston burned to the ground.

[TTUBatfan2008]

3. Here's the story...

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/khou080913_tj_brennans_fire_downtown.6ef1fe9b.html

That sucks. Historic restaurant.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. Jeezes.. That's downtown Houston, not Galveston.

WOW.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. Here's some text from your link:

"One of Houston's historic restaurants burned to the ground early Saturday morning. Firefighters were powerless to save Brennan's of Houston as high winds from Hurricane Ike prevented crews from dousing the flames.

The fire was reported at 12:20 a.m., by the time fire trucks arrived, though, the restaurant was fully engulfed. Almost immediately, fire crews went into a defensive posture to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings. "

This is not good.

[geomon666]

8. It's being reported on local tv now...

that fire trucks are being pulled out now due to worsening weather conditions and the fire is still raging.

[ben_meyers]

5. Reminds me of the Grand Forks floods of a few years ago

Fire and water. What a bitch.

[TTUBatfan2008]

7. Oh shit...

one of the two people injured in the fire was a TODDLER. I hope they both make it.

[Horse with no Name]

18. 50% burns

and they can't get her to Shriners yet.:cry:

[RamboLiberal]

19. Injuries critical

A father, his young daughter and a third man were injured in a two-alarm fire at Brennan's restaurant, a Midtown institution, famous for its turtle soup and Bananas Foster.

Fire officials said the blaze could pose a significant risk to adjacent buildings.

The 45-year-old man and his 4-year-old daughter were taken to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center with burn injuries, Assistant Fire Chief Omero Longoria said.

Both were listed in critical condition early today, a hospital spokesperson said.

A third burn victim was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he is listed in fair condition. The man is not related to the father and daughter, a hospital spokeswoman said.

http://blogs.chron.com/hurricanes/2008/09/fire_at_brennans_restaurant_in.html

[Liberal In Texas]

9. Another update...

"A fire broke out at a Galveston yacht basin, where boats are stored and fixed, said Galveston Fire Chief Michael Varela Sr., and firefighters were unable to reach it because the area was flooded with about 8 feet of water.

If the fire spreads, Varela said, firefighters may be able to contain portions of it. But he said he was more concerned that new fires might break out elsewhere in the city, where many spots are impassable."

http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=9001640&nav=menu73_2_4

[Liberal In Texas]

10. 12 house fires in Galveston.

"At least 12 house fires burned on Galveston Island, where chest-high floodwaters prevented fire crews from reaching the blazes, a Reuters eyewitness on the island said."

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/13/worldupdates/2008-09-13T120218Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-354555-3&sec=Worldupdates

This is horrible.

What ever happened to the DUer who was going to tough it out on Galveston? Anybody heard from him?

[XOKCowboy]

16. He left...

Sounds like a good idea. This is going to be terrible by tomorrow morning.

[intheflow]

17. He got out of Dodge early Friday morning.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3978948#3982115

[Liberal In Texas]

11. Sailboats at Galveston Yacht Basin on fire

From staff reports
The Daily News

Published September 12, 2008
GALVESTON — The Galveston Yacht Basin is fully engulfed in flames. Several of the 125 sailboats housed at the end of Holiday Drive are on fire, Capt. Henry Porretto of the Galveston Police Department said.

The fire department sent two companies to respond to the blaze, but the water is too deep for them to get any closer than one block away, fire Chief Mike Varela said.

[Liberal In Texas]

12. Two huge fires involve multiple houses

The Daily News

Published September 12, 2008
GALVESTON — City officials are watching two major fires in separate parts of the city. Both involve multiple houses, possibly even entire blocks of houses.

The first was one block off Heards Land between Hollywood and Grover.

The second was off 51st Street.

No other information on the fires was immediately available.

[npk]

13. Fires are definitely not good during a hurricane

Cause the fire department usually can't respond until the wind speeds die down to under hurricane strength.

[LSK]

14. I fear when morning comes the fires will be long forgotten

As hundreds of buildings will be washed away.

[Liberal In Texas]

15. Stranded Galveston residents call in vain for help

"

"Cars were submerged. They were wading in it, feeling trapped. They called and wanted help to get out of there," said Holzaepfel.

By early afternoon, the police chief in the small Brazoria County town of Surfside Beach said the entire island was covered by rushing water, chest-deep in some places.

...

Power was out all across Galveston Island, much of which already had flooded. Two house fires are burning, as did a boat warehouse that was widely photographed earlier Friday.

Power lines are down, he said, and it may be weeks before it can be restored. Assessment teams will get out this morning after the storm. Fifty people were rescued from high water and about 260 are in a shelter at Ball High School.

LeBlanc said he didn't know how long it would take before evacuated residents could return. The city may briefly allow them back in to check on their homes, but will then ask them to leave again until the city is safe.

"We feel the city of Galveston will have suffered from this storm," she said.

As of 2 a.m., power outages were widespread, heavily concentrated from the northwestern corner of Beltway 8 stretching southward to Galveston and east to Baytown, the edge of CenterPoint Energy's service area, spokesman Floyd LeBlanc said.

About 1.3 million of CenterPoint's approximately 2 million customers were in the dark. Counting additional outages north and east of the area in Entergy Texas' region, the number was approaching or exceeding 1.5 million.

Based on past experience, it could be a week or more before some customers get power back."