Yesterday we had a bit of a tragedy in nearby Memphis. I thought I'd share a few quotes from the media coverage:
"A house fire that killed six children and three adults in Memphis was caused by an electrical malfunction in an air conditioning unit's power cord in the living room, authorities said."
"Investigators determined that the house did have a working smoke alarm."
Now, a few comments:
1) I thought that big fat ugly plug was supposed to prevent this;
2) How could a dozen folks sleep through an alarm sounding?; and,
3) There is no code change, no technology, that could have prevented this.
