Fireworks — One Week Later

I’m still getting some messages from time to time of reports from last week’s fireworks around the country. This time I would to give you this process of thought. Your use of fireworks may not affect ONLY you. Some people say “what’s the big deal? If I’m a moron and get hurt, that’s my own stupid problem.”

In many cases your actions affect MANY more people. (I’ve seen five similar incidents in my community during my career.)

Here’s the story:

Toledo apartment complex fire leaves 100 homeless

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Toledo, Ohio, say a fast-moving fire at an apartment complex has destroyed eight buildings and left more than 100 people homeless.

No injuries have been reported.

Fire officials say the blaze was reported at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

Toledo fire assistant chief Luis Santiago says residents of the complex on the city’s south side reported that fireworks had been set off in the area just before the fire.

Santiago says the fire spread through the attics of the interconnected buildings.

The Red Cross and Salvation Army have set up a shelter for displaced residents at a nearby high school.