The building is on fire. As we speak. A machine is up in huge yellow flames. And I am scared.
I am at home and safe.
20 minutes before I get to go home from work, a machine caught on fire. The machine fills Effasol hair color remover into bottles. Sometimes friction from the machines cause small fires and can be contained. this rarely happens. But today, the flames were too big. The remover powder caught on fire.
Of all the products we manufacture, Effasol is the most hazardous and dangerous. I may not have a job tomorrow. If I do, I might not be able to breathe when I get there. The smoke was awful. you can't even breathe near this stuff when it is not on fire.
I happened to hear some people running and panicking outside my laboratory. All I heard was "fire" and grabbed my belongings from my office and ran. The fire alarms didn't go off. It was chaotic and totally scary. The machine is diagonal to my lab. There are machine operators and inspectors and technicians going everywhere. I am one of the chemists. I know that we are in trouble cause it's not just a regular fire. Chemical fires are horrible.
My boss told me to go since this will take hours and he didn't want me to be late for picking up my daughter. So here I am at home. Hoping and praying that the firemen and hazmat have gotten the fire under control. Hoping not to hear an explosion outside my window at my job 10 minutes away from me.
I feel really selfish praying the building won't explode. for myself. I NEED that job to support my daughter. I support her myself. And I am scared.
What scares me most is that upon leaving, I caught wind of a person missing. The lady who ran through the building wasn't outside. The smoke was so awful. I am not a religious woman and I don't believe in fairy tales, but you bet your ass I am praying for anything Nancy is ok. She's cool as hell and certainly wasn't thinking of herself.
we all forgot to put our research books in the fireproof cabinet and all of my hard work might be up in flames right now. but that's so small to worry about if that poor woman is missing. Please make her ok. I am crying so bad right now. That other stuff is millions of dollars, but that lady is some little girl's mother.
Please cross your fingers that everything is ok. I hate not knowing and this is so crazy.
UPDATE!!!!!!
Everyone is ok. the building had very little damage for having 15 foot flames. I still have a job to attend. and I am so damn happy. THANK YOU, THANK YOU for you guys being so kind and supportive. I love you babydolls.
I am at home and safe.
20 minutes before I get to go home from work, a machine caught on fire. The machine fills Effasol hair color remover into bottles. Sometimes friction from the machines cause small fires and can be contained. this rarely happens. But today, the flames were too big. The remover powder caught on fire.
Of all the products we manufacture, Effasol is the most hazardous and dangerous. I may not have a job tomorrow. If I do, I might not be able to breathe when I get there. The smoke was awful. you can't even breathe near this stuff when it is not on fire.
I happened to hear some people running and panicking outside my laboratory. All I heard was "fire" and grabbed my belongings from my office and ran. The fire alarms didn't go off. It was chaotic and totally scary. The machine is diagonal to my lab. There are machine operators and inspectors and technicians going everywhere. I am one of the chemists. I know that we are in trouble cause it's not just a regular fire. Chemical fires are horrible.
My boss told me to go since this will take hours and he didn't want me to be late for picking up my daughter. So here I am at home. Hoping and praying that the firemen and hazmat have gotten the fire under control. Hoping not to hear an explosion outside my window at my job 10 minutes away from me.
I feel really selfish praying the building won't explode. for myself. I NEED that job to support my daughter. I support her myself. And I am scared.
What scares me most is that upon leaving, I caught wind of a person missing. The lady who ran through the building wasn't outside. The smoke was so awful. I am not a religious woman and I don't believe in fairy tales, but you bet your ass I am praying for anything Nancy is ok. She's cool as hell and certainly wasn't thinking of herself.
we all forgot to put our research books in the fireproof cabinet and all of my hard work might be up in flames right now. but that's so small to worry about if that poor woman is missing. Please make her ok. I am crying so bad right now. That other stuff is millions of dollars, but that lady is some little girl's mother.
Please cross your fingers that everything is ok. I hate not knowing and this is so crazy.
UPDATE!!!!!!
Everyone is ok. the building had very little damage for having 15 foot flames. I still have a job to attend. and I am so damn happy. THANK YOU, THANK YOU for you guys being so kind and supportive. I love you babydolls.
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I think spring break is the last week of this month and I will have a few days off work and school. So - not really sure what I am going to do.
And one thing that i console myself with is that he will regret it and I will find someone better.
You know - maybe now they will take more precautions at your job to make sure stuff like that does not happen,
thanks for your words in my journal, your hug was sweet!