Okay, kind of like guns, “clutter doesn’t kill” but the people who are clutter-bugs can kill themselves (shoot self in the foot!) creating a fire hazard!
In order not to be a headline in tomorrow’s paper, and have to really be embarrassed about your clutter!!! clear it out now.
Think of it as pruning the forest for a healthier forest, and less fire disaster opportunity!
Here are two examples on the same day! to remind you to get started and keep going until it’s done!
Fire destroys NE Portland home, sends two to hospital
Posted byn Helen Jung June 23, 2008 08:46AM
An early-morning fire destroyed a Maywood Park home, in which clutter and combustibles helped the flames to quickly consume the home.
The fire, which was ruled accidental, began on the back patio of the home at 9914 NE Failing, said Lt. Allen Oswalt of Portland Fire and Rescue.
Portland fire crews, initially told there might be a person inside, had trouble accessing the home due to “excessive content clutter” inside. The homeowner was able to escape after some difficulty, said Oswalt.
A firefighter suffering from heat exhaustion was sent to a nearby hospital where he was evaluated, released and expected to fully recover. The homeowner, who had tried to put out the fire, was also sent to the hospital for evaluation.
BREAKING NEWS: Bloomfield Fire Dept. Battle House Fire
By Reggie Hales Jun 23rd, 2008
Bloomfield, CT – Early morning fire destroys house at 41 Harding Ave., between Blue Hills Ave and Coventry St. Cause of fire unknown at this hour. No reports of any injuries in Bloomfield. Fire crews from the Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Dept. Battled a morning blaze that engulfed the home. No one was home at the time of the fire. “ The call for this fire came in at 2:52 am. With several cars in the drive we thought we had people inside. But quickly learned that the residents were all way on a family trip in Jamaica, for a funeral, said Fire chief Arthur Gold.”
Neighbors said that were happy the fire dept did a great job of knocking the fire down and preventing the fire from spreading to other homes. And also before it could ignite any of the cars in the driveway. It took a couple of hours to totally knock the fire down and put out hot spots. One fireman said he had a tough time getting around in the house, because of so much clutter. The Bloomfield building dept. is investigating the cause of the fire.
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