Working fire alarms

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I am here to let everyone know to make sure the batteries in your smoke alarm is working, yesterday we had a situation that could of been a lot worse than what it was, seems hubby went into the bathroom and he took his cigeratte, he has an ashtray that sits ontop the heater, course the heater is not on this time of year. He also has a towel he leaves on the floor for the dog, the dog likes to go in there and lay, my opinion is the floor is cool, and that is why he likes it, but hubby thinks he needs a towel to lay on instead of the bare floor. Hubby butted his cigarette, and came out, we have this cat, who apparently seen the smoke coming from the butted cigarette and he ran jumped at the smoke as it curled up into the air, spilling the ashtray onto the towel. Right next to the towel, was the waste paper basket, and he keeps one of those plastic grocery bags in it for a liner, the towel caught on fire, next setting the plastic bag in the wastebasket afire and all I know is when I finally heard the smoke alarms going off, and opened my eyes the bedroom was completely filled with smoke. All I could think was to get out, I came rumming out into the hall way, yelling for my husband, who said, IT'S OUT, OUT WHAT THE HELL IS OUT! The entire house was filled with dense smoke, he was opening the windows and doors trying to get it out, the smoke was so bad that it was billowing out of the doors and windowns,I had to go outside and sit for quite a while, it burned a hole in the bathroom floor, and now the whole house smells of smoke from a fire. I wonder what had happen had he gone back and laid down, went to sleep, my house coat was just above the trash can on a hook. It could of been a real fire to take everything we owned. I dont' think I actually knew what the meaning of having smoke detectors working untill yesterday. Oh yes we all catch some thing on the stove when we cook either too hot or whatever and it sets the smoke alarm off, but let me tell you there is a huge difference when you open your eyes and see the room filled with smoke, and hear that alarm going off. So please people see that you have fresh batteries in your smoke alarms and that they are working good, you never know when you will need them, and I see so many stories about the house that burnt had no working smoke detectors. The life you save just might be your own.