Comments on: Fire! Fire! http://www.petertan.com/blog/2004/08/10/fire-fire/ Living One Day At A Time Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: MOLEHILL http://www.petertan.com/blog/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-850 MOLEHILL Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-850 You are trying to make a mountain out of a small molehill. There is NOTHING to burn in a table fan except the melting of plastic moulding cover to give you the warning smell! If your ELCB (Electrical Leakage Circuit Breaker) is functioning, the current would be cut off. What could have the guards done if they appear promptly?? You are trying to make a mountain out of a small molehill. There is NOTHING to burn in a table fan except the melting of plastic moulding cover to give you the warning smell!

If your ELCB (Electrical Leakage Circuit Breaker) is functioning, the current would be cut off.

What could have the guards done if they appear promptly??

]]> By: peter http://www.petertan.com/blog/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-851 peter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-851 Molehill, Perhaps you sleep in an empty room with only a table fan on the floor as a companion. Unlike you, we do have other flamable items in our rooms. Do you know what else was in the room together with the burning table fan? Furniture, mattress, clothes and whatever else that is usually kept in a bedroom. The table that the fan was standing on was burning as well. The ELCB did its job perfectly but the fan together with everything near it was still burning away. If the security guards had appeared promptly, they could have informed those staying on the same floor, above and below of the fire and precautionary measures could have been taken by the residents. That is the least they security guards could do for the obscene amount of money we are paying for their services monthly. Molehill,
Perhaps you sleep in an empty room with only a table fan on the floor as a companion. Unlike you, we do have other flamable items in our rooms. Do you know what else was in the room together with the burning table fan? Furniture, mattress, clothes and whatever else that is usually kept in a bedroom. The table that the fan was standing on was burning as well. The ELCB did its job perfectly but the fan together with everything near it was still burning away.

If the security guards had appeared promptly, they could have informed those staying on the same floor, above and below of the fire and precautionary measures could have been taken by the residents. That is the least they security guards could do for the obscene amount of money we are paying for their services monthly.

]]> By: lucia http://www.petertan.com/blog/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-852 lucia Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-852 sometimes major fire do start from a burning fan, mind you. yes, the security guards should informed the residents on the same floor of the fire and it is up to the residents what they want to do. help put out the fire? evacuate the building? whatever, they should be informed anyway. sometimes major fire do start from a burning fan, mind you.

yes, the security guards should informed the residents on the same floor of the fire and it is up to the residents what they want to do. help put out the fire? evacuate the building? whatever, they should be informed anyway.

]]> By: james http://www.petertan.com/blog/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-853 james Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-853 I'm glad you're ok. :) I’m glad you’re ok. :)

]]> By: peter http://www.petertan.com/blog/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-854 peter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/archives/2004/08/10/fire-fire/#comment-854 Lucia, Exactly. It could have been only a burning fan. Had it not been discovered early, I dare not think what the outcome would be. Security guards are employed to ensure the safety of the residents. Unfortunately, some of them do not even know what they are supposed to do. James, Thank you. As always, I have someone up there who is looking over me. Lucia,
Exactly. It could have been only a burning fan. Had it not been discovered early, I dare not think what the outcome would be. Security guards are employed to ensure the safety of the residents. Unfortunately, some of them do not even know what they are supposed to do.

James,
Thank you. As always, I have someone up there who is looking over me.

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