Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Lorton Fatal Fire - What Would Frank Brannigan Say?
On 9News Now at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., I will have more on the overnight fire in Lorton that killed a 49 year old woman.
I just left the scene at 9207 Cardinal Forest Lane. Stupid me, but I had never noticed how these townhouses were built. They are set up back to back with other townhomes. That means there are no rear doors or windows. Unless you are in an end unit, there are also no side windows. In case of fire, it doesn't give you a lot of options to escape.
I imagine it also doesn't give firefighters as many options to try and get to you.
This fire was at 1:00 am. It started on the ground floor in the kitchen and was coming out the front windows when firefighters arrived. One man jumped from the third floor. Debra Chiles was found dead in a 3rd floor bathroom.
One neighbor told me she hadn't thought about their limited number of exits until today's fire.
It is at times like this I miss Frank Brannigan. He livened up many of my stories with his rapid fire wisdom on how we build these places where we live.
I just left the scene at 9207 Cardinal Forest Lane. Stupid me, but I had never noticed how these townhouses were built. They are set up back to back with other townhomes. That means there are no rear doors or windows. Unless you are in an end unit, there are also no side windows. In case of fire, it doesn't give you a lot of options to escape.
I imagine it also doesn't give firefighters as many options to try and get to you.
This fire was at 1:00 am. It started on the ground floor in the kitchen and was coming out the front windows when firefighters arrived. One man jumped from the third floor. Debra Chiles was found dead in a 3rd floor bathroom.
One neighbor told me she hadn't thought about their limited number of exits until today's fire.
It is at times like this I miss Frank Brannigan. He livened up many of my stories with his rapid fire wisdom on how we build these places where we live.
For those who aren't in the fire service and don't know who Frank Brannigan was, check here and here.
If you are in the fire service, and for some reason don't know who Frank Brannigan was, this is one of those cases where what you don't know can hurt you.
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