Morons Violate First Safety Rule in Fire

[mraynrand]

You may have seen there was a fire at the John Hancock building in Chicago. But then, this:

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It was a fiery scare on the Magnificent Mile, with flames busting through the side of the Hancock Center drawing a large response from firefighters Saturday afternoon.

The fire broke out just a few hours before the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival was to begin on Michigan Avenue. Fire officials said it took only about a half hour to put the flames out and while the homeowner on the 50th floor remained unharmed, her unit was completely gutted by flames.

Mary Minow, who lives in the unit above where the fire began said she noticed a strange smell and then opened her front door to find smoke filling the hallway.

"I went into the hallway and there were other neighbors who smelled smoke," she said. The elevator didn't work, so we went five (flights of) stairs, down to 44 and that elevator took us down."

That's right: there was a fire and they tried the elevator first. Almost assuredly, these are Bears fans. Good Grief!

[Patler]

You may have seen there was a fire at the John Hancock building in Chicago. But then, this:



That's right: there was a fire and they tried the elevator first. Almost assuredly, these are Bears fans. Good Grief!

What? Getting into a closed box with doors most can not open manually, suspended in an uninterrupted flue, er, I mean vertical shaft is not a recommended fire evacuation procedure? Who woulda thought?

[mraynrand]