JDV daughter, Mansion Burned!

[Tifosi]

so maybe we better take this incident as a lesson for all of us! as a gift to our families this xmas, let's all buy smoke/fire deterctors and fire extinguishers. abc fire extinguishers cost only p1500-p3000 each at ace.

ako meron na, isang smoke detector sa kitchen, isa sa 2nd floor corridor, and all the rooms (just above the door para pagpasok pa lang ng smoke na-detect na). may 2 fire extinguishers din sa kitchen, and believe it or not, a 3/4 inch 20 meter long fiberglass fire hose at the second floor hidden inside the double walling of the family room. this fire hose is directly connected to a 2 cubic meter tank with a booster pump which is separately wired from the rest of the house, and also connected to the mwss line via a check valve (para may pressure pa din kahit walang electric power and also hindi bumabalik yung pressure sa mwss pag umaandar yung booster pump). it's easy to do with off the shelf components at your suking hardware. pm me with your email address if you want a diagram. it does not violate the mwss prohibition on booster pumps since it is not directly connected to suction from the mwss supply. even if you just use a 1/2 inch garden hose it's better than nothing, as long as you locate it in the living areas where you will need it most during a fire.

i plan to buy next emergency escape smoke hoods, one for each member of the family to be kept in the rooms. it's like a disposable gas mask that you slip over your head with a high temperature plastic visor and a filter, brand name is EVAC-U-8. problem lang is kung meron available sa pinas. reading that news about kc de venecia reminded me that most fire victims die of suffocation, something i did not prepared for. paranoid ako ano?

It pays to be paranoid Pati sa bahay namen may smoke detectors, isa sa kusina, tsaka sa 2nd floor hallway. Sa kusina naman may fire extinguisher, tsaka sa second floor landing meron din. What's a few thousand pesos for you and your family's peace of mind di ba?

Speaking of simpleng problema, one time nagluluto yung helper namen. E medyo engot nung araw na yun, naiwanan niya yung piniprito niya. Tapos kita na lang naman umaapoy yung niluluto niya, as in more than 3 feet na yung apoy! Buti na lang may fire extinguisher kami kaya napatay agad ang apoy. Patay din ang lunch namen hehe

[cutedoc]

i really simpatize with the devenezia's, season ata ng deaths nw, my friends father just passed away, my frens pinsan's nephew got hit my a car, my friends dad wasnt able to wake up and died, FPJ, JDV daughter... sad but think of the brighter side they are now with God, we should have time to grieve but also we should also leard to let go and be happy for them kasi if not it would affect them coz di sila matahimik and us too

[RedHorse]

may kasama ka na yebo.

kanina sa Pricesmart, may nakasabay akong chinese looking guy, laman ng cart nya -- fire extinguisher at smoke detector.... dami noon..

[tagalnasaabroad]

ganyan lang ang buhay..hiram lang 'yan at kilangan ibalik kung oras na..

think & live safely....or you'll end up managing the consequencies..

[jolog1]

Ito ang scenario kung may smoke detector sila. Pagkasira ng christmas light, uusok ng konti muna yun. maamoy ng smoke detector kaya biglang iingay agad. Maririnig ni KC sabay takbo sa hagdan. Kita niya maliit na apoy. Usok pa lang kasi iingay na yan. Hatak christmas lights sabay patay ang apoy. Everything back to normal. Buhay pa siya dahil lang dito sa isang plastic device.

Nakakainis talaga kung nakikita kong namamatay ang mga tao sa mga simpleng problema. Tulad yung mga taong ayaw mag seatbelt.

[fx36]

tsk tsk tsk...yan na nga ba ang sinsabi ko eh....yang mga xmas lights na yan kasi hindi ka nakakasigurado na hindi mag cause ng fire....kaya hindi bale na lang na walang xmas light bahay....safety first...

magpa pasko pa naman...condolence JDV & family!!!

[Gen1]

tinawagan rin daw ni KC yung ilan sa mga kaklase niya sa IS habang trapped sa nasusunog nilang bahay. grabe raw ang iyakan ng mga kaklase niya sa IS nuong Fri.

mungkahi ko lang sa mga may extrang pera para sa smoke detector. mainam na mag lagay ng smoke detector sa loob ng bedroom malapit sa pinto. Duon kasi unang pumapasok ang usok kung may sunog sa ibang parte ng bahay. minsan kasi kung mahimbing ang tulog hindi naririnig ang alarma sa labas ng kuwarto, lalo na kung wall to wall carpeting ang bahay at maganda ang sound deadening acoustics.

sa kusina naman ang magandang ikabit ay heat detector (rate of rise type) para maiwasan ang false alarm. pag nag deep fry ka kasi madalas mag false alarm ang smoke detector.

[Walter]

Do people actually think they don't have fire alarms or fire extinguishers in the house? What about the roving guards in and outside the compound? That they used cheap Christmas lights? There's more to this than what's in the news.

[superdude]

kaya nga meron mga chinese volunteers. can you just imagine if wala sila para maghelp sa government malamang pag nasunog isang bahay sa isang subdivision buong subdivision ubos dahil hinde kaya ng mga fire trucks ng government.

[Belisarius]

All i can say is that cheap christmas lights, like the ones from china selling in divisoria for 30 pesos per 100 lights is like buying yourself a fire hazard that can strike anytime. I have a friend who imports christmas lights from japan, which 10 years ago cost 150 pesos per 100 lights, he still has it , he cant sell it because nobody will buy something that expensive. I rest my case. JDV is Ilocano right? maybe that's why he bought cheap lights hehehe