Frackville in Flames

Last weekend we took a spontaneous road trip around the NJ/PA border. We had no particular destination in mind, and overall it was a pretty boring "adventure". The only thing that made the day worthwhile was taking shots of a burning building.

It was extremely lucky (unlucky?) for us to find this sight. We had been driving for a few hours, and decided to exit the highway at a town called "Frackville". We were hungry, and there was hope of finding a Cracker Barrel or some other corny chain restaurant.

We drove through little Frackville and passed the above building. We saw the "Apartment for Rent" sign, and joked about moving in. After a few minutes, we realized we had left the town, and turned around. There was more commotion than when we had first drove through, and in a matter of minutes the building we had just seen was burning.

Luckily, there was no one inside and the firefighters had it extinguished relatively quickly. I had never seen a building burn right in front of my eyes before, so I'm glad we made our random stop in Frackville. And yes, we did end up filling our bellies at a nearby Cracker Barrel.