[pinkyphimu]

one of the things that i have heard today is that typically in fires in public buildings, people try to go out the same way they came in. it is really scary!

i am not surprised that people thought it was a part of the show. last year, i was flying out of logan airport and the fire alarm started going off. NO ONE even stopped what they were doing. the people who worked there just went along with what they were doing. sadly, i didn't leave either. i was sitting there thinking that if i were a child, i would have known that i needed to leave and i would have walked out. and just a few weeks ago, i was at a restaurant with some friends when the fire alarm went off. again, no one even missed a beat with their conversations. the manager came out and told us not to worry that it was a small fire in the kitchen that had been put out, but that the fire dept was on its way. he told us to stay where we were and that it was no big deal. sadly, again, no one moved. when the fire dept arrived, they were quite unhappy and the restaurant was fined!!!!! a little while later, the alarm went off again, and the manager asked us to leave.

i have almost always worked in places that have had fire escape plans and how as staff, we needed to get patrons out. i think that more businesses need to come up with plans and train their staff. i also think as patrons, we need to pay more attention to those things.

edited to add: confirmed deaths 96. possibly 2 more. all bodies have been removed. currently, 7 bodies have been identified and their families have been notified. eight more bodies will be able to be identified quickly. according to the ri gov on the 10 pm news.