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Barbecue grill used inside hou

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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA021407.2B.bbq.fire.162736c.html

Barbecue grill used inside house is suspected in West Side fire

Web Posted: 02/14/2007 01:51 AM CST

Brian Chasnoff Express-News

Robert Perez was peeling wire in his backyard Tuesday afternoon when he heard the clank of a barbecue pit striking dirt across the street and saw his neighbor running from her West Side home with her hair ablaze.

The sight struck him as something from an action movie.

"But I knew it wasn't a movie," Perez said. "It was the real thing."

Perez, 60, ran across the street, whipped off his sleeveless sweatshirt and smothered the flames that had engulfed his neighbor's face, back and hair, he said. The victim, a 59-year-old woman, began crying for her mother, who remained inside the burning house in the 1000 block of Ruiz Street.

"I wanted to go in, but the smoke was thick," Perez said.

(Bahram Mark Sobhani/Express-News)

San Antonio firefighters clear debris out of a house in the 1000 block of Ruiz Street on Tuesday. Firefighters believe the fire was caused by the barbecue grill at right, which was being used inside.

Firefighters arrived and pulled the 83-year-old woman from the house, said District Fire Chief Chris Varelas.

Both women suffered burns and smoke inhalation and were taken to University Hospital, said District Fire Chief Randy Jenkins. They were in stable condition Tuesday evening.

Fire officials believe the fire started because the women were cooking with a barbecue grill in a back room.

"You don't want to be cooking with briquettes inside a house," Varelas said. "That's a no-no."

Investigators found no smoke detectors inside the house, Jenkins said.

Jenkins stressed that smoke detectors save lives, and added it's unwise to barbecue inside a house.

"There's a fire danger," he said, "and also the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning as well."

bchasnoff@express-news.net

Submitted on 02/14/2007

Submitted by: Nick H
Reference: Web Posted: 02/14/2007 01:51 A

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James said:
Neutral: Bystanders Hurt
I suppose I could write this off as "bystanders hurt", but mother apparently didn't disapprove of daughter's cooking indoors with charcoal. NOT ONLY does it CLEARLY warn you not to on the charcoal package, it's too risky. And no smoke detectors? I guess stupidity runs in the family. I will accept this one as a potential HM because the evidence points to mother as being an enabler, not a bystander...but I'll check "bystander hurt" just to be safe! Thanks, Nick!


Graham said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
I wonder about the smoke detectors. If these folks are stupid enough to use a BBQ grill indoors, would they respond to a screaming smoke-detector, or just rip it from the wall? This really is the height of stupidity, but not enough for a DA as such stories are quite commonplace. Thanks for sending it in, Nick


Chip said:
Maybe Toss: Not Amusing
Had to think about this one. People stupidly putting BBQ's inside are too common and usually you hear about them when they die from CO poisoning. But this one resulted in a fire. It also appears that neither of the people involved are innocent so no bystanders. However, I just did not find the story amusing enough. Thanks for the story though, Nick


Shadow said:
Definitely Toss: Bystanders Hurt
innocent or not bystanders not involved in the decision could have been harmed! Thanks for the submission though!


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