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General News 8-year-old boy dies rescuing family from fire

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Gallatin, Jan 22, 2014.

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  1. Gallatin

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    Very sad news out of New York today.
    More here.

    This should be a reminder for everybody to make sure that they have working smoke detectors in their residences. They really can save lives.
     
    #1 Gallatin, Jan 22, 2014
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    Incredibly sad, but what an awesome kid.
    Saw this on the firefighter forums. Tough to read.

    Thoughts and prayers to the family, and yes - working smoke detectors, PLEASE!
     
    #2 TJ, Jan 23, 2014
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    Definitely. And, if you can't afford to buy one at the hardware, check with your fire department. They may have a program to help you out. Keep in mind they should be replaced every 10 years, and if they don't have a 10 year lithium battery, the batteries should be changed when the time changes (twice a year)
     
    #3 confuzzled82, Jan 23, 2014
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    Everyone at EC, please go check your fire alarm now. Might as well be a good time to check before you forget. Such a sad story but at least he was heroic and saved 6 other people including a 4 & 6 year old. Poor kid though. I know his mom's going to be grieving thinking that the grandfather should've just died and not him
     
    #4 Geek, Jan 23, 2014
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