France - 17 killed, 21 wounded in Paris fire

AFP via Babelfish translation | August 26, 2005

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Set fire to In Paris: 17 died, 21 wounded

... and 117 surrendered.

[Brilliant]

Isn't this the second big fire they've had in Paris this year?

[Bahbah]

I wonder what arrondisment.

[Publius6961]

Sounds like one of the vertical slums (welfare housing) that Paris has been building like mad the last 30 years or so.
Wish they had mentioned an address so we could check.

[Publius6961]

The 13th, if I read it right

[Palladin]

This is awful. Probably a very poor section of town--Senegalese and Malian immigrants.

They need to update their fire services over there in Frenchy Land.

[Artemis Webb]

I'M ONE OF THE BIGGEST FRENCH BASHERS YOU WILL MEET. BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS ISN'T FUNNY...WE SHOULD ALL BE BOTH POLITE AND CHRISTIAN.

Please

[since1868]

So far so good.

[battlegearboat]

French fries

[Billthedrill]

Second the motion. Tenement fires just aren't funny.

[XEHRpa]

Funny, I thought for sure it was the heat and sparks flying from the latest Franco-allegations against Lance Armstrong that triggered the blaze.

[Bahbah]

Thanks. I missed that.

[battlegearboat]

Okay, before I get flamed, I take it back.

[opinionator]

6 billion people in the world and I have to to be polite every time one passes?

[Junior]

21 injured. "Wounded" only happens as a result of direct human action.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"No, no. I said a Bud Light."

[Artemis Webb]

"6 billion people in the world and I have to be polite every time one passes?"

"If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,' returned the Ghost, `will find him here. What then. If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.'

Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the Spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief. `Man,' said the Ghost, `if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die. It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child.

--Dickens

[lawdude]

People are "wounded" in battle and "injured" in accidents.

[sgtbono2002]

As a retired Firefighter who has seen things like this I can tell you the Firefighters on the scene will never forget this fire. They will be able to tell you everything they did at this scene for as long as they live.