Helo making water drops onto house & rv on Tybee Island. #fire #gafire @WTOCLoraChance @alertpage pic.twitter.com/OQwnqdvmNr
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 26, 2017
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Video above from Shane Shifflett shows one of a number of water drops from a police helicopter at a house fire yesterday (Wednesday) on Tybee Island, Georgia. More video and images below.
Thanks to Julia Hassett for the alert.
Prior to heavy involvement & collapse in Tubes Island Ga #fire #gafire @firenation. @SavannahNow pic.twitter.com/CNtooGFrdA
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 26, 2017
Tybee Island Fire and Southside Fire responded to the blaze that started around 4 p.m. on Pelican Drive. One home was destroyed and two others were damaged, said Tybee Island Fire Chief Ashley Fields.
High winds and ammunition inside one of the homes intensified the fire and made it harder for firefighters, Fields said.
A lack of fire hydrants forced officials to turn to the adjoining Chimney Creek as a water source. A metro police chopper was seen throughout the evening pulling water up from the creek and dropping it over the flames.
Ammo going off. Over 700 rounds #fire #gafire on Tybee Island Ga today pic.twitter.com/Pto3rMmMo4
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 27, 2017
Tybee Island Ga. Fire destroyed multi homes #fire #gafire pic.twitter.com/YD7oqTrqS7
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 27, 2017
Tybee Island Ga yesterday #fire #gafire @cityoftybee #tybee pic.twitter.com/vMqPfdPqG5
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 27, 2017
Tybee Island. Heavy Fire conditions yesterday #fire #gafire #tybee @cityoftybee @SavannahNow @LtRayMack pic.twitter.com/SrsEn5PBo4
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 27, 2017
Heavy fire prior to collapse on Pelican Drive -Tybee Island @cityoftybee @LtRayMack @cltobinstlfd #gafire #fire @JenniferWGXA pic.twitter.com/wCKSdgDgCq
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 27, 2017
More air drops on Tybee Island Ga #fire #gafire #Tybee @firenation pic.twitter.com/xTUq4OEaqB
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 26, 2017
Tybee Island air drop #fire #gafire #tybee pic.twitter.com/ua4YJ5LZhi
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 26, 2017
Addtl video of the rear of the home on Tybee Island #tybee #fire #gafire @firenation @RikkiKlausWSB pic.twitter.com/ciabuL5aFf
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 26, 2017
#Tybee Island Ga Fire w collapse #gafire #fire #island pic.twitter.com/dgJoi15Wq3
— FF Shifflett (@ffshifflett) April 27, 2017
