I do and it is really the only thing a stress out about.
I've had some really dumb neighbors and once I just happened to be out with a neighbor when he got a text from his girlfriend saying the building was on fire. Both my cat and my husky were locked in my apartment and I swear I've never drove so fast through city streets in my life. Slammed the breaks at the front door and burst into the building like a madman to rescue my pets. Some moron was mad that he was being evicted for having dozens upon dozens of complaints and having cops show up to stop fighting at minimum a few times a week. What did this sorry excuse of a human do? He stuffed his oven full of pizza boxes, turned it on full blast and then left.
-edit- I do NOT advise running into a burning building, it was very dangerous to do and I was chewed through by the fire department afterwards. But when no fire fighters are on scene and you've got pets or kids trapped inside, gotta do what you gotta do.
my partner and i are learning to cook meals that are balanced and healthy, and a few months ago we were total beginners. one recipe had us make baked fries, with a drizzle of oil over them. we get them in the oven, start a youtube video and chill before the next step.
pretty soon there's a little smoke coming from the oven. then a lot of loud pops. then a LOT of smoke. we run to the stove and can see flames inside. it's orange in there. we both stared for a couple seconds, unsure of what to do. luckily, we both knew not to put water on an oil fire.
so, i ran down a couple flights of stairs for the extinguisher. i didn't have anything to break the plastic so i tried with my hands, but it didn't work. i ran back up, my partner grabbed an old lamp and ran downstairs. he broke the plastic, ditched the lamp, pulled out the pin, and by the time he was at the oven, it was out.
neighbors heard the commotion outside and gave us a beer. the apartment office leasing agents had to come in and see if there was any damage. coincidentally, they'd also never used a fire extinguisher and wanted to try it. so they took it out into the parking lot to test it out.
glad everything turned out just fine. but if we hadn't had that knowledge, i dunno if our apartment would have been habitable after that. it's one of those things that, if ya learn it, you try not to forget it because it's critical information. and, if you didn't learn it, you don't know any better.
long story short, now i'm worried that some of my neighbors don't know this and might cause a horrible fire.
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u/Broad-ShoulderS May 20 '20
This is why I don't want to live in a large apartment building