MsMarple
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Wow! It took just 30 seconds from the time people realized what happened to the time they were covered in toxic fumes.
30 seconds.... 30! I guess while I was trying to register what is going on, I'd already be gone.
Such an eye opener. I never looked at fire from this perspective before.
Let me check my smoke & fire alarms!
What freaked me out was the time it took for people to realize not only that there was a fire but that it was serious enough to start heading to the exit. They were all like deer in the headlights - frozen and confused. In another video about the same fire I learned that the guy taking video was accused of not helpng and worse, of blocking people from getting out because he was busy filming. He'd been hired to make a safety video that night. Anyway, the station that hired him paid out 30 million to victims and their families. There's more on the aftermath on WIKI, including the criminal charges, sentencing and jail time served by the various people involved.
It'll be interesting to see how the Oakland fire plays out in comparison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Station_nightclub_fire