Alibi-cam: Man who discovers fire makes sure no one mistakes him for an arsonist. Early video from Austin building fire.

It is the opening credits of this two-part video that really attracted my attention.  Posted to YouTube under the name TheAustinStreets, the videos show a fire that started in a trash bin behind the Austin Eyecare at 4409 Manchaca Road in Austin, Texas yesterday and spread to the rear of the one-story building. If you are only interested in the initial fire department operations go directly to Part 2, below.

The start of Part 1 has an interesting explanation from the photographer of how he discovered the fire while checking out his new bicycle and camera equipment. Worried that someone might make accusations, the videographer posted the clip with about five minutes of pedaling leading up to his arrival at Austin Eyecare. It also shows his efforts to get a customer at a neighboring service station to call 911. The camera conitnues rolling as he tells a passing police officer about the fire.