Kenya’s national army was called to put out an apartment building blaze in Kiambu after two failed attempts by two different fire departments. The reporter notes that in Kenya it’s “fashionable for fire engines to lose water when they really shouldn’t.” Via Star941FM
Holy smokes! NASA released this image of the Los Angeles fires as seen from a satellite in space. It was taken mid-morning on Aug. 30 and shows the smoke plumes rising approximately 4.3 miles above sea level.