Pregnant woman smoking in bed killed when cigarette ignites blaze

Eli

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What the...

How is this even possible? Can you be such a heavy sleeper that you don't wake up even as flames are licking your flesh?

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Krynj

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Same thing happened to a girl I graduated high school with. Fell asleep with a lit cigarette. House burned down. Died of smoke inhalation.

Not sure how somebody can sleep through that. All it takes to wake me up from a dead sleep is to turn the fan off.
 

moshquerade

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Nov 1, 2001
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WTH????

"Two weeks ago she fell asleep with a cigarette in her mouth," said Prince, who explained he had to pull the lit butt from Barrington's mouth as she slept. "But I was there to save her and put it out. ... I wasn't there to save her this time."
 

brandonb

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Thats what happens when you smoke when pregnant! You are likely to fuck your kid up.
 

Kadarin

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Nov 23, 2001
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Something about chlorine in the gene pool would be appropriate here. No sympathy.
 

surfsatwerk

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Something about chlorine in the gene pool would be appropriate here. No sympathy.

If only the solution was that simple. What's really going on here is the death of another brave soul at the hands of the evil elemental God of Fire.
 

Ruptga

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If only the solution was that simple. What's really going on here is the death of another brave soul at the hands of the evil elemental God of Fire.

Well I won't stand for it any more, let's go burn that bastard's house down!
 

Avalon

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It doesn't really say the fire was caused by a cigarette, just that she had been caught smoking/falling asleep before. Article claims it was likely a bad extension cable that caused a fire, but they're still investigating.

Either way, that sucks.
 

Specop 007

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Been there done that nearly. Back when my wife was a drugged up lunatic she fell asleep in bed with a cigarette. Of course it falls out of her hand onto the bed.

Burned through the comforter and started on the sheet which was on my leg. I'm sound asleep and in my dream my leg starts getting hot. It quickly woke me up in a groggy state and I yell out "I'M ON FIRE!"

Which of course wakes up the drugged out wife who reaches over, grabs her soda off the nightstand and dumps it on me. Then she rolled over and went back to sleep.

I was fucking furious. I dont miss those days.
 

foghorn67

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Been there done that nearly. Back when my wife was a drugged up lunatic she fell asleep in bed with a cigarette. Of course it falls out of her hand onto the bed.

Burned through the comforter and started on the sheet which was on my leg. I'm sound asleep and in my dream my leg starts getting hot. It quickly woke me up in a groggy state and I yell out "I'M ON FIRE!"

Which of course wakes up the drugged out wife who reaches over, grabs her soda off the nightstand and dumps it on me. Then she rolled over and went back to sleep.

I was fucking furious. I dont miss those days.

Damn. That makes for a funny story though. I lol 'd.

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JTsyo

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You know you're an addict when you can't even stop when it's harming your child.
 

Macamus Prime

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I declare a ban on all beds. In fact, outlaw sleeping entirely. If you are caught sleeping, you are to be placed in prison.

If you are caught sleeping in Texas, you will be shot.
 

Numenorean

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You know you're an addict when you can't even stop when it's harming your child.

Reminds me of this:

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piasabird

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Smoking while preagnant is child abuse.

You know you are an idiot if you started smoking!

Cant Fix Stupid!
 
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