Mood:  don't ask

This story bugs me and I'll tell you why in a minute.

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First of all if you follow the link above you will find that this is not a trivial matter.

Secondly, you will probably find after reading the story for your self that any reader would likely be perturbed.

Heres why:

• - it has been determined that the cause of the fire was a hookah pipe and an errant hot brick(lets presume the latter part because its hard to imagine anything else)
• - in all seven people were in the house and five escaped safely
• - the 5 who escaped were all men, and able and athetic being part of a soccer team
• - the two victims were female and university graduate students with probably a heck of a lot more to contribute to the world than some soccer jocks
• - one of the females who tragically perished in this fire died from smoke asphxiation on the bathroom of the second floor of the house which was a duplex; the other was on the first floor

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Added link:>Family safety is worth cost of fire protection

I am sure any reader of this story Googling around about it would be incensed at the loss of life. Facebook is full of tributes to the loss of life for these two young bright aspiring minds.

I am not suggesting anyone get in a huff over it; its sad. Nor am I suggesting anyone knock themeslves out delving into it.

But as I said it bugs me. Its like there is a plot for a movie here.

Guy finds story on Internet; starts digging around on Google, starts asking questions, soon people start getting upset; telling him to quit sifting through ashes and let people heal and grieve. Typically, people want to forgive and forget. Soon he meets the players through fate and twist of circumstance. Football players. How do you sleep at night he asks one of themin a bar. Soon police are on scene breaking up a fight.

Sound good? I am glad you agree but this is not a movie and this is not a film idea. If anyone cuts and pastes it and tries to develop it I will see you in court.

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One final thing, the house had smoke detectors.

If anything, if theres any one last thing left to be carried forward I hope we can glean from this the importance of fire and smoke detectors in the house and yearly check ups and testing of batteries.

Even if this story contributes to one person ensuring taking heed of this I will be very happy and not suffer through the silence in considering that this tragic fire which claimed the lives of two bright beautiful souls was in vain. 

The Provincial Government is reminding British Columbians this weekend to test their smoke alarms and change the batteries as they go about changing their clocks to match the Daylight Saving Time change.

Checklist for spring cleaning

If you don’t have a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector on each floor of your home, get them. Experts recommend one for each bedroom. Get the new ones that “talk” to one another. When one detector senses smoke or carbon monoxide, all the alarms in the house go off. If you have detectors, test them and replace batteries if necessary.

•Install fire extinguishers in the kitchen, garage, family room and bedrooms.

•Get a flashlight for each room.

•Get plug-in night lights for bathrooms, halls and stairs.

•Check the first-aid supplies. Replenish supplies of adhesive bandages, antiseptic, antibacterial cream, pain relievers, burn ointment and cold and indigestion remedies.

http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/536804.html

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Added feature:

Read how in the United States, just over the border in Washington...

the death of the 36-year-old mentally disabled janitor triggered demands from the public for a full-time police ombudsman, launched a federal criminal investigation, and prompted a $2.9 million damage claim against the city

Here.

Posted by mach1231 at 2:15 PM PDT

Updated: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:35 AM PDT

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