fire tragedy in Albion


Tragedy in Albion this morning, with a woman dead and her family homeless after a mobile home fire. Here’s the story and video from Fort Wayne’s WANE TV (that’s me seen briefly, in my position as the fire department public information officer).

http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/one-dies-in-mobile-home-fire-in-albion

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  1. Mobile homes are death traps, whether in fires or tornadoes.

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    1. Absolutely. The newer ones are designed so fire doesn't spread as quickly -- but fires in them tend to be even smokier, and it's smoke that usually kills people. Working smoke detectors are mandatory.

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  2. Mobile homes always struck me that way, a disaster just waiting to happen.

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    1. Newer mobile homes are safer -- but that's relative to the old ones, which were absolute death traps.

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