I'm a survivor of a fire myself, on my 20th b-day in college....my room mate's kid turned on a "hot plate" to heat some water and shoved it up against a paneled wall while he sat there and ate oatmeal at the kitchen table. He left for school and the place went up in flames. I woke up choking and blinded on a couch 3 rooms away. When I rolled off the couch and hit the floor I saw 6" of air space left above the floor. I took a deep breath and raced to the front door holding my breath with eyes closed. Fuck, the door was locked and so hot I couldn't grip it without melting the skin on my hands. I ran back in, grabbed a soft pillow off the couch and used it to grab the door knob and twist the deadbolt open. When I burst outside, the black plumes of smoke rolled out behind me and cars passing by called the fire dept.. To me it's a miracle I woke up and escaped. My blonde hair was dark gray for weeks and I had a permanent headache for a month. Nothing remained that I owned, but I didn't have much to lose back then. To this day, when I set my exhaust fan timer separate from my light's timer, I go over it twice and make sure I'm there the next time they cycle on. I worry sometimes about it failing...letting my lights get too hot and catching my "Chinese made" grow tent on fire. I lost a friend in a fire too over electric powered model airplanes....lithium ion batteries exploded and he did not escape the garage where his shop was. Do be careful out there...don't break the electrical code. It's a nose hit you don't want to take.
I'm too rested. 
