That was unusual

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I had to take some paperwork and a sample from Bob into the hospital in Marion this afternoon. While there I shopped a bit in the thrift shop. Then I went home. I had forgotten my phone, so I felt a bit "odd". I turned onto the highway and got about halfway home, all the while looking at big, white, puffy clouds, that weren't clouds. I realized it was plumes of smoke. I knew it was not burning tires or rubbish or chemicals. The clouds were quite pretty. It was a grass fire. Then I noticed people blocking side roads, and just sitting on their vehicles. I came upon an emergency vehicle. I will not drag this out any more, the fire was running towards the road, they would not let vehicles pass, and I was not sure how I would get home. I could not call Bob.. I could not call anyone. I turned around and headed back to Marion. My thought was to turn and go west of the lake until I found a way through, but they were sending emergency vehicles that way as well. Eventually I got my head straight, figured out which decent road went through going south and eventually picked up a paved road going east back to the highway. I have not heard yet if anyone was hurt or if any buildings or livestock were lost. It mad my heart race to see the flames. We are under a fire watch, because weather is much too dry and too windy.