In the past, I have been knocked around a bit for being very cautious in giving advice relating to ash disposal / containment. I contend that the only container UL certified to hold ashes in your home is the stove. Even taken outside (as it appears happened in this case) they can be very dangerous and it doesn't take much for an accident to take place.
This is such a sad story. I've read the grandfather involved was a safety inspector for years and most recently worked as Santa for the holidays. He was found dead outside a window and his grandaughter just inside of it as apparently he was close in saving them both but just fell short.
Please be careful and always err on the side of caution when critiquing what may seem as overly cautious advice on here at times. Remember, nobody wants accidents to happen to those that we are trying to help / give advice to.
It's easy to point fingers (with no working smoke detectors) and speculate what happened exactly with the ashes, but that's not the point.
I just hope my practices are safe enough to keep something as tragic as this from ever happening and hope my (our) advice on this site can do the same for others.
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/...e-Log-Christmas-Madonna-Badger-136255773.html
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/five-killed-christmas-day-house-fire-connecticut-164006059.html
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This is such a sad story. I've read the grandfather involved was a safety inspector for years and most recently worked as Santa for the holidays. He was found dead outside a window and his grandaughter just inside of it as apparently he was close in saving them both but just fell short.
Please be careful and always err on the side of caution when critiquing what may seem as overly cautious advice on here at times. Remember, nobody wants accidents to happen to those that we are trying to help / give advice to.
It's easy to point fingers (with no working smoke detectors) and speculate what happened exactly with the ashes, but that's not the point.
I just hope my practices are safe enough to keep something as tragic as this from ever happening and hope my (our) advice on this site can do the same for others.
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/...e-Log-Christmas-Madonna-Badger-136255773.html
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/five-killed-christmas-day-house-fire-connecticut-164006059.html
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