We have been discussing the leading causes of fires and fire fatalaties in the US in 104; and the role of building design during a fire and the fire investigation after it has been extinguished. The following articles and links offer a terrible example. Immigrants. A faulty space heater. Smoke detectors without batteries. Delayed discovery and alarm. 10 dead.
The Scene
Screams. Flames. Breaking Glass. Tumbling Bodies. And Then, Nothing but Emptiness.
By ALAN FEUER
Published: March 9, 2007
Witnesses saw the Bronx fire and its aftermath in pieces.
New York Region
Working Backward and Seeking Reasons in the Ashes
By CARA BUCKLEY
Published: March 10, 2007
For fire marshals, the road map to the source of a fire in the Bronx was painfully clear.
Video and further discussion at
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5109644
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5105741
