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I am seeing tweets about his passing. Any one know what happened?

House fire.

(04-18-2016 04:53 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  House fire.

That is terrible

(04-18-2016 05:28 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 04:53 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  House fire.

That is terrible

It really is, no talk of foul play.

R.I.P. 23

Said it was strated by plastic lid on eye of stove and he had inoperable smoke detectors

Oh, man. Just terrible.

(04-18-2016 05:28 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  

(04-18-2016 04:53 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  House fire.

That is terrible

So sad.

So sad.

(04-18-2016 06:13 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  Said it was strated by plastic lid on eye of stove and he had inoperable smoke detectors

Been looking for something official, and all I found was this fire marshall report. It says there were smoke detectors.

http://www.firemarshal.alabama.gov/Repor...sGrid.aspx

http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index....river_home

Two straight years that a former basketball player has died tragically in April.

Is a blood toxicology study automatic in such deaths? There may be a reason for the circumstances of the fire based upon its cause and that the victim was unable to respond in time to save his life. Inoperable smoke detectors contributed as do unused seat belts in so many fatal auto accidents.

(04-20-2016 01:48 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  Is a blood toxicology study automatic in such deaths? There may be a reason for the circumstances of the fire based upon its cause and that the victim was unable to respond in time to save his life. Inoperable smoke detectors contributed as do unused seat belts in so many fatal auto accidents.

You'd be shocked at just how fast smoke inhalation can take down even a big healthy young man. Hit the floor, low crawl out, leave all possessions behind.

(04-20-2016 09:29 PM)58-56 Wrote:  

(04-20-2016 01:48 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  Is a blood toxicology study automatic in such deaths? There may be a reason for the circumstances of the fire based upon its cause and that the victim was unable to respond in time to save his life. Inoperable smoke detectors contributed as do unused seat belts in so many fatal auto accidents.

You'd be shocked at just how fast smoke inhalation can take down even a big healthy young man. Hit the floor, low crawl out, leave all possessions behind.

So true!! Short story, years ago, I was working on my 77 Corvette inside my garage. Had a electrical fire under the hood. Grabbed fire extinguisher, popped open the hood and got hit in the face with pillar of black smoke which I inadvertently breathed in. I immediately hit the floor like a sack of potatoes. My brother, grabbed the fire extinguisher, put out the fire. I was incapacitated, he pulled me out of the garage into open air. Called 911. By the time the paramedics arrived I was able to breathe on my own. 1-2 minutes of that kind of smoke, I would have been unconscious. I was helpless after 2-3 seconds.

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Ended up redoing the entire engine compartment
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