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What a sad day for their families and friends. This just breaks my heart.
S_finch
Loyal Gamecock
What a sad day for their families and friends. This just breaks my heart.
S_finch
Loyal Gamecock
7th student who died was at Clemson. Very, very sad.
My nephew is pledged at the same fraternity but in a different school.
that was my first thought,,,, that 99.9% odds say it was a stupid cigarette. smoking is evil, just evil. i can't even comprehend how much death and desctruction it causes. and people have these bad habits where they flick their ashes in a trash can, or they just fling the lit cigarette anywhere... everytime i see that i cringe. major fires start this way... and yes people die.
i've always wished that as part of non-smoking campaigns, they would include not only health issues/cancer but also fires/loss of life & property from fires.
also no mention as to whether there were smoke detectors or not? the shape of the house seems to favor a fire overtaking it very quickly.. and i guess it was all wood too, which also helped... is there no fire code for beach houses?
What a tragic situation. I wonder if a lit cigarette started the fire. My husband was born and raised in SC and graduated from Clemson.
Prayers are with the family and friends of these young kids.
When I was looking at pics something caught my attention. If you look at pics of the house you can see a chiminea near the first floor porch under the deck by some green chairs.
My prayers to the families affected by the horrible tragedy.
ETA:Here are links to the pictures I am talking about
http://www.charlotte.com/580/gallery/338952-a338890-t3.html
http://www.charlotte.com/580/gallery/338952-a338888-t3.html