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Well unfortunately I don't have good news for you all...I have great news, the house is mine!!! Yaaaaay! Ridiculously happy right now, can't wait to move in soon. Thank you so much to you all for your positive thoughts, and encouragement to block out all negative possibilities. Hope everyone is doing well, have a great weekend.
See, we told you so!!! (((Ally and family and your new home)))
Prayers for all in need. (((All in need)))
Prayers and thoughts for all involved in the horrific apartment fire in London.
Add mine too.... this is just awful.
Why did they have a "stay in place"order for the apartment building?Add mine too.... this is just awful.
I haven't heard anything about that... what did you hear?
Just catching the morning news-- Something about it was the policy of the apartment that unless a fire was withing your apartment to stay in place.
6 dead, 20 critical, 64 in hospitals. They were throwing children out windows! Unreal.
I hadn't heard about the policy... I'm guessing they're thinking differently now in hindsight.
Safe vibes, positive thoughts for all who will deal with Tropical Storm Cindy in the coming days. Please if you are in the gulf coast area, or states that it will travel be aware of flash flood. Do not drive into unknown water. Stay in touch via your buddy if your net goes down.
....may all in the path be touched by the hand of Gan....
I responded to one of these back in 1989,Spidey..the reason for stay in place is that usually,and I am talking for my state in NY only,a high rise building,especially one that houses elderly and at risk folks,is built to withstand fire.In the case I am talking about,an arsonist gained entry to the building and poured an accelerant in the lobby,common gathering area on the ground floor.When I got there,the entire ground floor was in flames,just like you saw on the London building..I was really worried that the fire would leap from floor to floor,just like that.However,the fire codes specified building sprinklers and other blocks to keep the fire from spreading.Once the drapes,carpeting,and furnishing burned away,the fire department had a relatively easy time of putting out the remainder of the fire.I and several of my co workers were assisting people who were being removed by ladder,but I used my car loudspeaker also to tell people to stay in their apartment and use wet towels around their door frames to stop smoke from entering..smoke is what kills most people in fires before they are burned.We then had a long night evacuating the residents,but in a fifteen story high rise,only had three deaths related to the fire..the nys fire prevention bureau actually studied the incident which was filmed quite a bit and recommended that it be shown to emergency crews as an example of how to respond to such a disaster..but that is why they tell people to shelter in place,because usually the building codes mitigate against the fire reaching them,because it is tough to get enough manpower and ladders,etc on scene to evacuate people..and taller buildings,ladder rescues just won't happen..that is why I knew on seeing 911 happen that the poor people above the impact points of the planes were doomed..
Thank you for that educational explanation. Makes sense now. It is a heartbreaking shame that the
London high rise did not follow the codes.
Born and raised in NYC and I still fear a high rise. Thank you again.
I am not certain all high rises in NYS have the same building codes,I think the ones that are specifically for the elderly and disabled definitely are,though..yeah,I could never live in a high rise..I stepped from one fire escape to another,over the gap,about six flights up once,not for fun but cause I had to,and heights do not thrill me..
Thank you for all you have done to help others.
Prayers for all members here and for all in need or not