Jerry called me this morning and asked me to look out my window toward Copano. At that time the fire plume was at least twice as tall. An oyster boat had hooked into a natural gas line and a spark set it off. If you look very carefully at the right hand side of the plume, you can see the water plume being thrust into the air. That plume looks about four stories tall itself. You can size it against the boats nearby. Interestingly, in fires like this, the water does not heat up. The gas ignites with oxygen in the air and all the heat goes upward.
In the photo below, the pelican wonders what is drawing the crowd around. All he is looking for is a handout at the fish cleaning station.