fire

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<p>I just read an article about a fire in a house leased by college students in Ohio. Three students were found dead. So sad. Just a quick reminder to parents to make sure the dwelling their child lives in has the appropriate fire safety equipment. I would venture a guess that most schools have addressed this issue. But I cringe to think of old buildings who might somehow have been “grandfathered” out of compliance or ones that are off campus. Don’t assume. Also, find and force your child to read about evacuating a building, what to do and what not to do. A few weeks ago, I read in the paper about a whole family who died because a mattress caught on fire and they tried to get it out the front door, blocking their means of escape. While that could win the darwin award for stupidity, it really isn’t funny. You never know what people will do when faced with fire. Make sure your own child knows what to do.</p>

<p>edit: I felt sort of bad about the darwin comment so I checked and what happened was that the guy pushed the mattress down the stairs and the front door was locked so he couldn’t get it outside. The people who died apparently could not get down the stairs.</p>

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<p>what does moved mean, did i post it wrong?</p>

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<p>No, it just did not belong in the main Parent Forum, which is more academic related, and so it was moved to the Parent cafe, as “other topic”
Yes, I just read about the fire. What a tragedy.</p>

<p><a href=“http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=658559[/url]”>http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=658559&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Today’s Enquirer had preliminary investigation results. The three students who died in the fire were intoxicated. They had .2 and .3 blood levels. The fire officials said that the two girls never woke up and died of smoke inhalation. The boy died of inhaling superheated air. The fire was caused by smoking materials in the first floor rec room. The house had working smoke detectors, although one had no battery. The wiring was not the cause of the fire. Very sad situation.</p>