Fire sets senior citizen complex ablaze (someone fell asleep smoking a cigarette)

[Ian David]

The CBS affiliate reports this blaze was started by someone falling asleep while smoking in bed.

BOSTON -- A two-alarm fire strikes in Dorchester at a senior citizens housing complex on Humboldt Avenue.

Heavy fire ripped through the first floor of the brick building around at around 12:15 a.m. this morning.

One person was taken out on a stretcher but no serious injuries have been reported.

The building is home to roughly 40 to 50 residents.

More:
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO37623/

[johnnie]

1. Oh no, here we go

Here comes the anti-senior citizen crowd now.



:popcorn:

[Ian David]

2. I didn't know we had an anti-senior-citizen crowd.

[johnnie]

3. Oh... we have an anti crowd for everything

It just wouldn't be the same if we didn't.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

4. nah...just the anti-seniors-smoking crowd... n/t

[LaurenG]

5. lol

:rofl: May I join you? :popcorn:

[jbnow]

6. I'm part of

the anti-smoking in bed crowd, anti-smoking while laying down crowd.

Not part of the anti-seniors smoking crowd. Research shows nicotine is neuro-protective and good for the brain and cognition.
But smokers should smoke sitting up and even then not if they are nodding off.