Holiday Hardship

摘要

Running the roads all night long is very common for us on the eve of Thanksgiving. Trying to squeeze in a quick nap before the night turned into morning, the bells woke us. Over the loudspeaker we heard, "First due all around-smoke in the building." We wondered if it was food on the stove from someone already cooking the holiday meal at 0400 hours. As we arrived at a building we seldom respond to for fire calls, the doorman met us outside and calmly told us that residents were reporting smoke from the second to the 13th floors. Since there were no people fleeing the structure, we thought it was probably food on the stove. As we entered the lobby, the building's superintendent met us, reiterating the same information.