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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThat Bronx fire
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/28/us/bronx-fire/index.htmlClose the door...close the door...close the door.
Better yet - keep young children away from stoves
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That Bronx fire (Original Post)
malaise
Dec 2017
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,873 posts)1. How sad.
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.
malaise
(269,144 posts)2. That's the truth
At least the fire escape worked this time unlike London
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)3. Tragic. I thought it would be a space heater gone wrong. I guess it does not really matter.
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.
If it's hot, DO NOT OPEN IT! You could be opening a blast furnace.
malaise
(269,144 posts)5. Excellent advice
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,873 posts)6. This is also why you should sleep with your bedroom door closed.
irisblue
(33,018 posts)7. Seriously .those poor people
Rest in peace & Theres a difference between not feeling pain and not feeling anything, he says. Id take pain any day..
malaise
(269,144 posts)8. For sure
Real sad