"No, no. I said a Bud Light."
Posted on 08/25/2005 7:19:58 PM PDT by HAL9000
Set fire to In Paris: 17 died, 21 wounded
PARIS - a fire in a residential building made 17 died and 21 wounded in Paris in the night of Thursday to Friday, according to a provisional assessment of the firemen.
A first of the same assessment source made state of 16 dead and 22 wounded. Among deaths, there would be at least four children, one indicated to the ministry Interior.
The stair-well burned 2e on the 7th floor of the building located in the 13e district at the south east of the capital.
According to habitanst of the district, the building is occupied by Senegaleses and Malians. A hundred people would be to rehouse, indicates one of the same source.
Approximately 210 firemen of 22 barracks were mobilized towards 2h30 (01h30 GMT) to fight the disaster.
... and 117 surrendered.
Isn't this the second big fire they've had in Paris this year?
I wonder what arrondisment.
The 13th, if I read it right
This is awful. Probably a very poor section of town--Senegalese and Malian immigrants.
They need to update their fire services over there in Frenchy Land.
Please
So far so good.
French fries
Second the motion. Tenement fires just aren't funny.
Funny, I thought for sure it was the heat and sparks flying from the latest Franco-allegations against Lance Armstrong that triggered the blaze.
Thanks. I missed that.
Okay, before I get flamed, I take it back.
6 billion people in the world and I have to to be polite every time one passes?
"No, no. I said a Bud Light."
"If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,' returned the Ghost, `will find him here. What then. If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.'
Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the Spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief. `Man,' said the Ghost, `if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die. It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child.
--Dickens
People are "wounded" in battle and "injured" in accidents.
As a retired Firefighter who has seen things like this I can tell you the Firefighters on the scene will never forget this fire. They will be able to tell you everything they did at this scene for as long as they live.
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