Toaster Cited In Fire That Killed Disabled Man

[David1946]

If you have family/friends who are confined to bed/wheelchair or trouble moving physically.

 

Please help ensure this type of tragedy doesn't befall them and YOU!

 

Take the time to check their appliances make sure toasters and the such are in good working order and clean.

 

That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love

.- William Wordsworth

 

Toaster cited in fire that killed disabled man

 

http://www.wnem.com/story/16937179/toaster-cited-in-fire-that-killed-disabled-man

 

Posted: Feb 14, 2012 10:26 PM EST Updated: Feb 14, 2012 10:26 PM EST KALKASKA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Northern Michigan authorities say a toaster that failed to pop up is suspected of starting a fire that killed a 55-year-old disabled man in his mobile home.

 

The fire happened Friday in Kalkaska County, about 20 miles east of Traverse City.

 

Authorities say Dan Lee Harmon was ill in bed when the fire started. They say his body was found on the bedroom floor.

 

Kalkaska Township fire Chief Derek Hogerheide tells the Traverse City Record-Eagle (http://bit.ly/wBxSlx) that the toaster was kept under some cabinets in the kitchen, and Harmon's wife was using it shortly before the fire.

 

 

[solabeirtan]

The toaster may have started the fire, but most likely their was NO SMOKE DETECTOR to signal him that there was a problem. Most likely no fire extinguisher either.