When my brother & I were little, my dad left matches and gasoline where we could get at them. We played with them, but luckily never hurt ourselves or started a fire. He kept a loaded pistol in his top dresser drawer & we played with it, but luckily never shot oursleves. We got into the alcohol and cigarettes too, although never messed with the prescription medications left out. The moral of this story is that those who are taking care of young children need to take the necessary steps to protect them by keeping dangerous things out of their reach.

I am glad nobody was hurt and houses can be rebuilt, but I hope at least some folks take the time to make their homes safer places for the kids.