"The fire wasn't the problem," fire chief Michael Reitter told Stern. Rather, the smoke in the home presented the fire brigade with "particular challenges". Because the smoke can spread very quickly. That's what's dangerous about it. "A few breaths are enough to lose consciousness or even die." If you have no way to leave the building quickly and a large amount of pollutants get into the airways, it can happen very quickly.
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