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On a beautiful sunny morning I took my dog for his usual walk. When I returned and opened my front door I detected a pungent odor. More importantly, I had a gut feeling something was wrong. I picked up the phone and dialed 911 telling the dispatcher about the unusual smell and requesting it be checked out. Within minutes the fire truck was at my door. They scanned my condo with a heat detection device. I mentioned the neighbor in the unit above mine worked nights and was a heavy smoker. The firefighters ran out and up the flight of stairs leading to her condo. They banged on the windows and front door but there was no response. One of them noticed smoke coming from a bedroom window. As I stood watching, the front door was forced open. Clouds of smoke came streaming out so thick at one point that I could barely see the door of my own condo. My neighbor had been within minutes of succumbing to the fumes as she had been cooking, went to lie down and fell asleep.
