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Man Survives After He Started A Cigarette Fire That Killed Both His Parents And 2 Sisters
bossip.com ^ | June 8, 2012

Posted on 07/01/2012 3:47:12 AM PDT by grundle

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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

The girls mother said that her BF put his hands in the ashes to make sure they were cool,,and then removed them to the back porch or hall.

Not enough, if he really did it at all. And sad that she glanced at the ashes as she went to bed and said to herself, “I really should put those outside”.

Three beautiful little girls and her parents died in the fire.


21 posted on 07/01/2012 7:52:55 AM PDT by Mountain Mary (Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: hoosiermama

Actually the wood mulch sold at garden and home stores IS dangerous!
For myself I consider it actually unsightly:a bunch of schredded,rotting bark ,home to all kinds of bugs and RIGHT AGAINST the house!?I also consider it a stupid thing to place around one’s home.

ESPECIALLY since I have personally seen three fires started in the mulch around decorative planting at the entrances to businesses;all started by tossed cigarette butts,and all smoldered for hours before being noticed.In one case I personally escaped serious burns narrowly:on seeing a wisp of smoke coming from the mulch,I stamped on the spot,only to have the crust break through and reveal many square feet of red,glowing coals from the smoldering mulch !!!!

You will not find combustible mulch near any of my buildings or home!


22 posted on 07/01/2012 8:02:39 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: t1b8zs

I worked in a gated community in the 1980s and one resident did exactly as you describe:put the ashes from a fireplace or wood stove into a plastic garbage can which he then set on the wooden deck!!!!

Luckily the ranger on patrol that night spotted the fire while it was still small and both the home and family were saved.It could easily have been a tragedy.


23 posted on 07/01/2012 8:06:54 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: grundle

Tragic story! I am so sensitive to the smell of smoke I think I would wake up screaming long before the house collapsed on me.

In fact I did wake up screaming one night when we had a malfunction of our heating system in the attic. My husband didn’t smell anything but I insisted he go up into the attic where he found a very small fire just beginning to burn.


24 posted on 07/01/2012 8:23:48 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: grundle

I have a neighbor that tosses butts.. he’s thirtyish and lives with mom and dad. stupid? more like just lazy.. carefree.. and who knows ,, like this guy one day,, family free too.


25 posted on 07/01/2012 10:39:40 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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