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We were closing down one of our corporate offices in San Francisco and intended to drive it back to Utah. Along the way, we encountered a slight problem. Next thing we knew, thick black smoke was pouring in the cabin. We got out fairly quickly and waited for help. Nobody got hurt. We unloaded one fire extinguisher on this inferno but it didn't even make a dent. 20-25 minutes later the F.D. came, but by that point, this was a writeoff. We were literally in the middle of nowhere. This happened at Donner's pass about 45 minutes west of Truckee, California. The California Highway Patrol was kind enough to give us a ride back to Truckee where we rented a one-way car and went to Reno. From there we got a one-way ticket back to Salt Lake City. We lost our luggage in the fire. To soften the trauma on the 8 year old, we took him bowling. Ironically they gave free socks with the rental of some shoes, which did make us laugh pretty hard.
Insurance did reimburse our loss.
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