long time no write
Hello everyone.
sorry its been so long. cant type much but have to- have something scary to tell you all.
at 1:12 am on december 24th my apartment burnt down. i had come home from playing pool and was cooking myself some eggs. I noticed there was some smoke and went to open some windows . i walked back to the stove, stirred the eggs once, then thought wait - this is way too much smoke. Just then the smoke alarm went off and all i could think was to go pull the smoke detector battery so i didnt't wake my cousin. When i got to the top of the stairs to pull the battery, out of the corner of my eye, i saw the fire!!!
i ran down the stairs and saw that the rack of coats was on fire. Not thinking very clearly i decided to grab the coat rack and try to carry it outside. I burst out the door, just as my cousins husband came out the front door yelling WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? He thought that i had built a campfire in the front yard in his sleepy state.
all of this couldn't have taken more than 10 seconds and in that time the entire entryway of the house was engulfed totally in flames.
All of the people made it out. My cousin's cats and dog are alright. But most heartbreakingly, I was unable to save the lives of the animals i was petsitting - Lucy the parrot and Magners the guniea pig.
The fire departments from 4 towns responded to the 3 alarm blaze. I went to the hospital for burns on my face and second degree burns on my hands. I am bandaged up and on percoset. If a fire alarm sounding noise surprises me, I cry.
The main house is almost fine.
The damages to the apartment are devistating. The structure is ok, but all of it will need to be gutted. I believe all of my things are destroyed. If its not burnt or melted, its soaked in chresote, soot, and smells like death.
We think that the fire started when a photo collaqge in a plastic flame that was leaning up on a chair rail behind the propane heater fell over, possibly when i threw my coat on the coatrack.
But I am alive. The firechief told my cousin that had 10 seconds more gone by I would not have survived. Fromn how fast i saw that hallway go up, i am sure of that.
For this i thank god.
Happy holidays. Hug your family.
sorry its been so long. cant type much but have to- have something scary to tell you all.
at 1:12 am on december 24th my apartment burnt down. i had come home from playing pool and was cooking myself some eggs. I noticed there was some smoke and went to open some windows . i walked back to the stove, stirred the eggs once, then thought wait - this is way too much smoke. Just then the smoke alarm went off and all i could think was to go pull the smoke detector battery so i didnt't wake my cousin. When i got to the top of the stairs to pull the battery, out of the corner of my eye, i saw the fire!!!
i ran down the stairs and saw that the rack of coats was on fire. Not thinking very clearly i decided to grab the coat rack and try to carry it outside. I burst out the door, just as my cousins husband came out the front door yelling WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON? He thought that i had built a campfire in the front yard in his sleepy state.
all of this couldn't have taken more than 10 seconds and in that time the entire entryway of the house was engulfed totally in flames.
All of the people made it out. My cousin's cats and dog are alright. But most heartbreakingly, I was unable to save the lives of the animals i was petsitting - Lucy the parrot and Magners the guniea pig.
The fire departments from 4 towns responded to the 3 alarm blaze. I went to the hospital for burns on my face and second degree burns on my hands. I am bandaged up and on percoset. If a fire alarm sounding noise surprises me, I cry.
The main house is almost fine.
The damages to the apartment are devistating. The structure is ok, but all of it will need to be gutted. I believe all of my things are destroyed. If its not burnt or melted, its soaked in chresote, soot, and smells like death.
We think that the fire started when a photo collaqge in a plastic flame that was leaning up on a chair rail behind the propane heater fell over, possibly when i threw my coat on the coatrack.
But I am alive. The firechief told my cousin that had 10 seconds more gone by I would not have survived. Fromn how fast i saw that hallway go up, i am sure of that.
For this i thank god.
Happy holidays. Hug your family.
posted by erica looking at 2:27 AM
4 Comments:
HOLY SHIT! Thank god you're alive!
Oh, no.
Yes, if there is anything we can do, let us know. Keep us updated when you can. :(
(jonasparker.cheeseorgy.net)
oh, my!!!
erica, i hope you feel better soon ... my poor baby! don't type too much if your hands are bandaged ... drink plenty of liquids to keep yourself hydrated and rest up!!! we're SO glad you're alive!!!
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