Wissahickon flooding, Valley Green stable burns

I was down at the Valley Green Inn along the Wissahickon Creek this morning to look at the flooding. At 12:30 the waters were beginning to recede a little bit, though several people I spoke with (who were also there to get a look at the water) said they heard that the creek would crest later this afternoon. As you can see from the video, water was up over the retaining walls and lapping the feet of the nearby park benches.



While I was there I noticed that the stables along Valley Green Inn had recently burned. A man who called into the Local from Mt. Airy said he saw fire crews put out the blaze out earlier this morning. I've put a call into the Philadelphia Fire Department to see if they know what caused the fire.