One hour later, this is what we were looking at:
For those of you with sharp eyes, yes that is one of those little portable gun safes sitting on the passenger seat in the second pic... it rode through the heat without warping, and the little Ruger Security Six snubby inside it came through completely unscathed.
The fire started in the engine just a few minutes after we'd gone inside. It burned for almost 20 minutes before the fire department was able to arrive. Everything from the dashboard forward is completely munched - everything meltable/flammable in the engine compartment is gone. The inside of the cab was black from the smoke and heat, and it shattered the windshield.
The good news is, there was no injury to anyone, and no damage to any other vehicle or structure nearby. One of my brother's trees did suffer some heat/smoke damage, but it was less than 15 feet from the fire.
And everything in the camper came through unscathed. A number of items in the cab survived, although their cases/containers suffered serious smoke damage. My Yaesu VX-8R lost the antenna and power cables, but it still turns on. Won't know how damaged the circuitry is until I can hook it back up. My husband's laptop is warped but still functions, although it will need a new powercable.
The insurance claim has been initialized, and I thank God I kept full coverage on the little truck. My Dad has offered me the use of his extra vehicle until the insurance is finalized & I can replace the truck. And we'll be bumming a ride home (our son offered to come pick us up) so that's taken care of as well.
God's hand of protection was surely on us yesterday; if this had happened while on the road it could have been much worse.
But I'm going to miss my Li'l Red truck. She was a good 'un.
