Father and three kids die in a fire.
When this story broke a day or so ago I had a gut feeling that the cause would somehow be tied into the family's use of the woodstove . . . sad to say today they released the cause: cardboard boxes left too close to the stove.
Add to this that some lighter fluid was also nearby and may have contributed to the spread and neighbors and firefighters said they did not hear any smoke detectors sounding . . .
I hated calls like this . . . brought back some pretty raw emotions from a fire I went to many years ago when three kids died in a fire and a fellow firefighter died when he went into cardiac arrest. I know exactly what those Orrington Firefighters are going through right now . . . hell, I think most any firefighter who has been on the job long enough knows what they're thinking and feeling.
And so here's my rant . . . if you're using flammable liquids to start your fires . . . please stop. There are safer alternatives.
Clearances . . . don't try to fudge things on the install just because you want more room . . . and don't forget that clearances aren't just for the walls and ceilings, but for stuff in the room . . . including wood, cardboard boxes, kindling, etc. . . . another reason to not pile wood too close (or even on top of the stove as I have seen in the past.)
Smoke detectors . . . get 'em, make sure they work . . . I am more than happy to answer any question you might have about these potential life saving devices and will probably bore you to death with what I know . . . but these things work . . . but only if they're present and only if they work.
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http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/...e-to-wood-stove-caused-deadly-orrington-fire/
When this story broke a day or so ago I had a gut feeling that the cause would somehow be tied into the family's use of the woodstove . . . sad to say today they released the cause: cardboard boxes left too close to the stove.
Add to this that some lighter fluid was also nearby and may have contributed to the spread and neighbors and firefighters said they did not hear any smoke detectors sounding . . .
I hated calls like this . . . brought back some pretty raw emotions from a fire I went to many years ago when three kids died in a fire and a fellow firefighter died when he went into cardiac arrest. I know exactly what those Orrington Firefighters are going through right now . . . hell, I think most any firefighter who has been on the job long enough knows what they're thinking and feeling.
And so here's my rant . . . if you're using flammable liquids to start your fires . . . please stop. There are safer alternatives.
Clearances . . . don't try to fudge things on the install just because you want more room . . . and don't forget that clearances aren't just for the walls and ceilings, but for stuff in the room . . . including wood, cardboard boxes, kindling, etc. . . . another reason to not pile wood too close (or even on top of the stove as I have seen in the past.)
Smoke detectors . . . get 'em, make sure they work . . . I am more than happy to answer any question you might have about these potential life saving devices and will probably bore you to death with what I know . . . but these things work . . . but only if they're present and only if they work.
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http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/...e-to-wood-stove-caused-deadly-orrington-fire/