Re:Was History Fair to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Owners?
by retSava on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:57AM
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Fires really scare me. They are one of the things that rapidly can get out of control, have devastating consequences, can happen in everyday conditions (as opposite to eg flying).
A year back, I was eating breakfast with my 4-yo daughter, and we came up with the question of "what happens if we put hard bread in the toaster?". Don't do it. The fire started quickly, and the flames were surprisingly large (under a cupboard too). Luckily, despite the small fire extinguisher not working at all, I managed to put the fire out without any damage to anything but the toaster.
Lots of highly flammable particles in the air is really a recipe for disaster, see eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7mLSG-Yws (sfw)
Locked or blocked exit doors is evil, see eg the Station fire, or the fire in Gothenburg disco fire of 1998: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothenburg_discoth%C3%A8que_fi...
A year back, I was eating breakfast with my 4-yo daughter, and we came up with the question of "what happens if we put hard bread in the toaster?". Don't do it. The fire started quickly, and the flames were surprisingly large (under a cupboard too). Luckily, despite the small fire extinguisher not working at all, I managed to put the fire out without any damage to anything but the toaster.
Edit: Station nightclub fire (warning: scary, pretty graphic), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bknYdprA9ug