Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Wet blanket
Spokane news:
Well, at least the blanket is dry now.
More seriously, this is why I was so happy to get into a purchased house after 20 years of suffering in apartments and duplexes. In an apartment your safety is beyond your own control. No matter how careful you are, one misused heater or unquenched barbecue can kill you. In a house your only risk is from your own stupidity, which means caution is rewarded. ¶ 4:46 AM
Fire crews were dispatched to a second alarm fire in a duplex ... When firefighters arrived, flames were coming out of the windows of one of the apartments.
The fire started in the area of a space heater in the first apartment. Fire officials say the residents in the home had put a thick blanket in a washing machine, causing it to overflow. The residents then used the space heater to dry their home out. The wet blanket was too close to the space heater and caught fire.
Well, at least the blanket is dry now.
More seriously, this is why I was so happy to get into a purchased house after 20 years of suffering in apartments and duplexes. In an apartment your safety is beyond your own control. No matter how careful you are, one misused heater or unquenched barbecue can kill you. In a house your only risk is from your own stupidity, which means caution is rewarded. ¶ 4:46 AM
