Occasionally I see news stories like “man runs back into burning house and rescues beloved pet”
However, I’ve also been told that you will most likely die in seconds if you inhale the smoke. I’ve read that in a fire you have to crawl to escape. I’ve read that you have to sprint quickly through the flames if you have a chance (the exact opposite of crawling low?).
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I’ve done it… Twice.
It happened so fast and everything was beyond any normal experience that I felt like I was not making actual decisions but running on autopilot. You can do a lot in 60 seconds, which I had in both cases, before the flames and smoke got too intense. It was more than enough time to warn neighbors and grab pets before running barefoot into the snow.
The real answer to your question is that it depends on how much the fire has progressed before you take action. I had 60 seconds before the flames got to the point where they were shooting out the window. It would have been a suicide mission for sure if I had waited any longer.
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