For one family of Olathe, Kansas, Super Bowl Sunday 2009 was not quite what they expected. After the owner smelled smoke, he went to a neighbor's house to grab a flashlight to find the cause. When the fire department arrived on scene with fire "billowing from under the roof", the owner had one urgent demand for the fire crew: save the red Ferrari!
Fire crews were able to push the Ferrari out of the garage, and extinguish the fire. Estimates of property damage are at $80,000. The responding crew took 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze.
It's unknown if the owner will have to sell his Ferrari after all to help pay for the home repairs.
For the complete article, visit the Kansas City Star website.
Key Lessons from this Incident:
- The owner did not have any flashlights in his home
- The owner did not have any smoke detectors in his home
- When fire occurs, no matter how big or small, personal property is secondary to human life
