What Can Cause A Fire?

Fire trucks rumbled into our parking lot with lights flashing.  Half a dozen men, all dressed in bulky fire suits, jumped out of the trucks and rushed inside.  There was smoke in the office, evidence of fire, and the firemen were there to help.

They examined the ceiling near an emergency light and found the source of the problem.  There were some hot wires and a burned out battery in the emergency light fixture.  The fixture was there to provide light in case of an emergency power outage.  Ironically, it had shorted out and nearly caused a fire . . .  and an emergency power outage.  The thing meant to help and protect, had hurt.

Sometimes, life is just that way.  Thank God for firemen, willing to come to the rescue.