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That Bronx fire (Original Post) malaise Dec 2017 OP
How sad. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #1
That's the truth malaise Dec 2017 #2
Tragic. I thought it would be a space heater gone wrong. I guess it does not really matter. Tipperary Dec 2017 #3
And Check the door before opening it in a fire. Put your hand on the door. Lochloosa Dec 2017 #4
Excellent advice malaise Dec 2017 #5
This is also why you should sleep with your bedroom door closed. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #6
Seriously .those poor people irisblue Dec 2017 #7
For sure malaise Dec 2017 #8

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,873 posts)
1. How sad.
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 03:26 PM
Dec 2017

People don't fully appreciate how very quickly fires can spread. Thanks to movies and TV they think there's plenty of time to get out, or to go back and rescue the parakeet.

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
3. Tragic. I thought it would be a space heater gone wrong. I guess it does not really matter.
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 03:52 PM
Dec 2017

What a sad thing for everyone.

Lochloosa

(16,067 posts)
4. And Check the door before opening it in a fire. Put your hand on the door.
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 03:56 PM
Dec 2017

If it's hot, DO NOT OPEN IT! You could be opening a blast furnace.

irisblue

(33,018 posts)
7. Seriously .those poor people
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 05:50 PM
Dec 2017

Rest in peace & There’s a difference between not feeling pain and not feeling anything,” he says. “I’d take pain any day.”.

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