the vehicle. what i see is the kids, you know, with the car burning. i was panicking. i was shaking for the whole commotion that was happening, but just to think that i m going to lose them i was feeling numb, but i got out and ran to them. eric and his extended family make it out, but his grandmother s house is totally destroyed along with 60% of middletown s other homes. in the end, several firefighters suffered severe burns and four civilians lost their lives. i do think it s a miracle that we survived. it was the scariest thing of my life, and it always will be. nothing can top that. to avoid finding yourself in such a dire scenario it s critical to always listen for evacuation orders and remember the following survival tips. if driving, keep headlights and hazard lights on and close your windows. if trapped, find a structure to
california. get in the car. 16-year-old eric marx is watching the inferno from his grandmother s house in middletown. go. when suddenly the massive inferno is blocking all exits. oh, god. so what would you do? you re fleeing a burning town when you suddenly find your exit blocked by flames. should you, a, ditch the car and flee on foot? b, driver around and find the structure to hide inside or c, step on the gas and power through with the flames rising, you might be tempted to step on it. a running vehicle itself when it becomes overcome by a large amount of smoke will eventually shut off and could stall. and based on that, you may be in an area that you may become trapped. so by staying in that vehicle, you have only moments of some
get in the car! 16-year-old eric marks is watching the inferno from his grandmother s house in middletown go! when suddenly the massive inferno is blocking all exits. oh, god. so what would you do? you re fleeing a burning town when you suddenly find your exit blocked by flames. should you, a, ditch the car and flee on foot, b, drive around and find a structure to hide inside or c, step on the gas and power through? with the flames riding, you might be tempted to step on it. a running vehicle itself when it becomes overcome by a large amount of smoke will eventually shut off and could stall and based on that, you may be in an area that you may become trapped.
get in the car! 16-year-old eric marks is watching the inferno from his grandmother s house in middletown go! when suddenly the massive inferno is blocking all exits. oh, god. so what would you do? you re fleeing a burning town when you suddenly find your exit blocked by flames. should you, a, ditch the car and flee on foot, b, drive around and find a structure to hide inside or c, step on the gas and power through? with the flames rising, you may be tempted to step on it. a running vehicle itself when it becomes overcome by a large amount of smoke will eventually shut off and could stall and based on that, you may be in an area that you may become trapped. so by staying in that vehicle
the vehicle. what i see is the kids, you know, with the car burning, i was shaking with the whole commotion happening. just thinking i would lose them but i got out and ran to them. eric and his extended family make it out but his grandmother s house is totally destroyed along with 60% of middletown s other homes. in the end, four firefighters suffered severe burns and four civilians lost their lives. it will be the sayreiest thing in my life. it always will be. nothing can top that. to avoid finding yourself in such a dire scenario, it s critical to always listen for evacuation orders and remember the following survival tips. if driving keep headlights and hazard lights on and close your windows. if trapped, find a structure to