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As the parents of college students this story especially touched our hearts. We protect our children while they live safely with us, but eventually the time comes when we must let them explore the world. The college experience is a goal worth attaining and a memorable time, but also an opportunity to educate on fire safety while living independently. Fire safety education is even more important if living abroad – please read the following story from JUSTICE on the FireSafetyFoundation.org website:
On April 14, 2011, a devastating fire overtook a building in the Ménilmontant neighborhood of Paris’s 20th arrondissement, taking the lives of four ambitious students studying from around the world: Jasmine Jahanshahi, Louise Brown, Lise Aseberg and Felicia Bolm. The fire spread quickly, and without the warning of an alarm or a smoke detector or the safe passage of a fire escape, the students fell to their death. Another international student, Grace Flott, was seriously injured.
The victims of this particular fire were studying at Sciences Po and the Sorbonne, and shared a similar strength in humanity, a concentration on worldly goals, and an aptitude for helping others. Unfortunately, tragic apartment fires are not uncommon in neighborhoods like Ménilmontant- congested urban corridors mostly populated by lower-income residents such as students and immigrants living in century-old wooden structures with little or no fire safety regulations. Jasmine’s family and friends knew that Jasmine would not accept a world where certain socio-economic groups were inherently less safe from the devastation of fire.
Fortunately, the tools required to safely escape a fire are even more accessible and affordable with improved technology. Jasmine’s family and friends established JUSTICE in her memory to distribute fire escape ladders, smoke detectors, and fire prevention education to neighborhoods worldwide!
To learn more about how you can get involved, click here http://firesafetyfoundation.org/get-involved.html
