Some idiots were setting off fireworks in the hallways and outside of their apartment building and caused a multi alarm fire. Burning 11+ appartment buildings. This happened about 5 blocks away from me. I think the fire is still going on, actually. Hundreds are now without a home. Luckily, no one was injured.
Here are some pictures and news stories about it.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?s...ocal&id=6246808
http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=8622489
Wow that's one huge blaze..pretty lucky if noone got killed in that.
dumbasses
Some people are just IDIOTS. And it's not legal fireworks that make them dumb.
Throw the culprits in jail for endangering the public. That is already the law. It's nothing short of arson anyway.
And what's with the no firewalls? Are these the slums with no building codes and inspections? Any fire takes out that whole complex. One cigarette in a couch and poof, all gone.
It's actually pretty dam fortunate this happened on a day when fire departments are on high alert and ready to respond even faster than normal.
I totally agree. And it appears that the official explanation is that when they were setting off some of the fireworks outside, one landed on the roof of their apartment building. The Firework burned through the roof and landed in the attic. From there it caught the attic on fire and spread throughout the rest of the apartment and on to the others. Although, it was the same group who were setting the fireworks off inside the building's hallways.
And I'll bet my scanline receiver that the kind of fireworks that can land on the rooftop of an apartment complex are already illegal in Toledo.
Ohio's stringent laws governing the use of explosives require customers to sign a waiver assuring that they will remove fireworks from the state before detonating them. Only trick and novelty fireworks can be legally used within Ohio's borders. In Michigan, only sparklers with less than 2 ounces of pyrotechnic composition are legal, and all other consumer fireworks are prohibited. Both states require customers to take explosives out of their own state before discharging them.
And I'll bet my scanline receiver that the kind of fireworks that can land on the rooftop of an apartment complex are already illegal in Toledo. Ohio's stringent laws governing the use of explosives require customers to sign a waiver assuring that they will remove fireworks from the state before detonating them. Only trick and novelty fireworks can be legally used within Ohio's borders. In Michigan, only sparklers with less than 2 ounces of pyrotechnic composition are legal, and all other consumer fireworks are prohibited. Both states require customers to take explosives out of their own state before discharging them.
