Child Caused House Fire in UCSB Chabad House
GOLETA, CA — Fire investigators interviewed occupants and examined evidence before determining there was no malicious intent in connection with the blaze at UC Santa Barbara’s Chabad House, County Fire Capt. Eli Iskow said.
“When investigators determine that a child in this age group has been involved in a fire, the investigator’s focus is not on prosecution but on curbing future behavior by educating children and their parents on fire safety and the consequences of playing with fire,” he said in a news release. “What people need to remember is that matches and lighters are deadly tools that should never be within the reach of a child.”
A family of six managed to escape the two-story, 5,000-plus square-foot home without injury, but flame and smoke damage made the building uninhabitable, officials said. A firefighter also suffered burns to his hands while fighting the flames, and has since been treated and released.
Iskow said studies show a majority of children are interested in fire and nearly half have played with matches or other fire-related materials.
“Anyone having children in the home is encouraged to store matches and lighters away just as you would a deadly weapon,” he said. “It is not usually the older children that find the matches and lighters and accidentally start a fire. It is toddlers, usually three- to five-year-olds that find the devices and start the fire.”
He also offered a series of fire-related safety tips for parents:
-Supervise children closely at all times
-Teach children to tell someone if they find matches or lighters
-Develop a home fire escape plan and practice it monthly
-Teach children not to hide during a fire, but to get out quickly
-Show children how to stay low to avoid smoke, or to stop, drop and roll if their clothes catch fire
-Install smoke alarms on every level, test them monthly and replace batteries regularly
Maybe it could have been prevented
Just another example why all little children have to be watched all the time.
You can’t count on Hachem, sometimes he’s busy. If parents want to take a shabbos nap parents and older children must take turns watching younger children.
They are cute and adorable but you can’t take your eyes off them for a minute.
Did chInfo really publish this apicursis
To The maybe it could have been prevented guy,,,
I must say, I dont know which god u serve, but Hashem as we know HIM, is the only one we can count on,, and Hashem is NEVER TOO BUSY. Hashem can do many things at once, in a way obviously that your small head can not comprehend.
Does it say anywhere in the article that this child was left alone so the parents could take a nap??? Accidents happen. THAT IS WHAT HASHEM WANTS< THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS.
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commenter 1 “You cant count on Hashem, sometimes he’s busy” Whats that supposed to mean?
sure doesnt sound like you have kids
tz
commenter 1 “You cant count on Hashem, sometimes he’s busy” Whats that supposed to mean?
sure doesnt sound like you have kids
mom
Certainly sounds like a chilul hashem. Frum mothers have to be triple careful becasue we are constantly being judged about our larger than average families – whether we can adequately care for them… IN america, large families are frowned upon. Look at what this Nadia Suleman (mother of octuplets) is going through! We must be extra vigilant even if it means hiring help – if we want to fulfill the Rebbe’s horah of having large families.
good examples
Those are good examples to teach children.
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“Accidents happen. THAT IS WHAT HASHEM WANTS< THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS.”
If this is your attitude toward the safety and care of your children OY VAY!
betzalel obajob
Maybe it could have been prevented wrote:
You can’t count on Hashem…
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hinay lo yonum veloh yishon shomer yisroel
hashem doesnt sleep nor slumber he guards yisroel