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As it was explained to me at the dinner, there are fires that produce no smoke. These fires still heat the air up to 600 deg. They called it superheated air. Since hot air rises, sleeping people are still in a pocket of breathable air, but the smoke detectors being higher up are melting and not functioning any more.
If we build out next house instead of buying, I am going to look into a sprinkler system. I have no idea what they cost, but if an willing to spend $15000 to $20000 on a car, I can spend at least that must to protect my family.
BTW, put in optical smoke detectors and heat alarms yesterday and also 3 fire extinguisher. Had a local fireman come out and help with locating them in the right places.
Mike
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