Hug

[Homicidalheathen]

and be thankful he/she is alive and well.

HERMOSILLO, Mexico (CNN) -- Twenty-nine children were killed and more than 100 others were injured Friday when their day care center caught fire in the northwestern state of Sonora, a spokesman for the state's governor said.

The victims were from 1 to 5 years old, said Jose Larrinaga, the spokesman.

The fire appeared to have started at 3 p.m. in a warehouse next door to the one-story concrete building that housed the state-run ABC Daycare and spread to the state-run institution, news reports said.

By then, many children had already been picked up by their parents from the one-story building. But others came after the blaze had been put out, with parents screaming their children's names as others fainted.

In a message of condolence, President Felipe Calderon wished a quick recovery for the injured, who were taken to several area hospitals. He also called on the nation's attorney general to investigate the fire.

Authorities dispatched 15 specialists in reconstruction and three air ambulances to the area along with respirators and specialized medicines, and a U.S. hospital will help treat some of the victims. Watch chaos in aftermath of tragedy »

Admissions will begin Saturday, said Catherine Curran, a spokeswoman for Shriners Hospitals for Children in Sacramento, California.

Shriners Hospitals is a health care system that gives children free treatment for burns, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic conditions, and cleft lip and palate, according to its Web site. It admits children under 18.

The first hospital opened in 1922. The system has burn units in Boston, Massachusetts; Cincinnati Ohio; and Sacramento, California

I am sooo glad I kept my kids close to my heart as they were growing up and that I could afford to spend a few years at home with them around this age.

Edited June 6, 2009 by Homicidalheathen

[taysteewonderbunny]

That is so very sad. I feel for all the parents who have lost their children.

[Rev.Reverence]

..this is horrid...was there NO ALARMS???

.....good thing the Masons of the Shrine have all those near-free hospitals.

[Homicidalheathen]

Kudo's to rev for being a stay at home dad these days

(your anything but lazy)

[TygerLili]

How awful...

..this is horrid...was there NO ALARMS???

I'm with Rev. This sounds rather fishy to me.

[Homicidalheathen]

its mexico

prob different fire regulations and safety standards...?

[Destroit]

its mexico

prob no fire regulations or safety standards...?

Fixed.

Edited June 6, 2009 by Chernobyl

[Rev.Reverence]

Kudo's to rev for being a stay at home dad these days

(you're anything but lazy)

THANX Luv...I do appreciate the sentiment...but you do know I am thourally unemployable in the public sector...but before that happened..O_M_G & I did make this arrangement..so I guess the kudo is warranted...she sais she could not do it..it would drive her madd to not see people all the time..I prefer it... the choosing when & whom I cavort with...

...& thanx for poppin' in on me now & again HH..I do love visits.

...& fixxed

[Homicidalheathen]

Your house is always clean...

your kid is awesome

you give the missus good nookies

I would support a guy if he were the right one.

[Rev.Reverence]

Your house is always clean...

your kid is awesome

you give the missus good nookies

I would support a guy if he were the right one.

I'm humbled.