On Sunday evening, a blaring police car and, not one, but two fire trucks responded to a fire alarm at the apartment building across from ours! John was thrilled to see fire trucks live and in person. Here is John telling us all about it:
Apparently the neighbors had a quick flash fire in the kitchen that set off the very effective sprinklers located in each room of these apartments. The fire was out, but the folks needed the firemen to turn off the sprinklers. Unfortunately, the sprinklers were probably on for 10-15 minutes. They seem to produce a big volume of water, as evidenced by the fact that the first firemen who rushed in came out within one minute and
wrung out their shirts, pouring water onto the ground. Thinking about the tremendous water damage our neighbors are probably suffering was a swift reminder to us to buy renters' insurance!
Apparently the neighbors had a quick flash fire in the kitchen that set off the very effective sprinklers located in each room of these apartments. The fire was out, but the folks needed the firemen to turn off the sprinklers. Unfortunately, the sprinklers were probably on for 10-15 minutes. They seem to produce a big volume of water, as evidenced by the fact that the first firemen who rushed in came out within one minute and wrung out their shirts, pouring water onto the ground. Thinking about the tremendous water damage our neighbors are probably suffering was a swift reminder to us to buy renters' insurance!
I love the picture of Chris holding John with the fireman's hat on while the fire truck is passing away. I think that's a photo you'll treasure for years to come. It's really quite striking. Someone should turn it into a painting!
ReplyDeleteThat is my fear every time I set off the fire alarm. Water damage is the worst!!!!!!!
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