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ronreadingpa t1_jdwavts wrote

Reply to comment by ho_merjpimpson in A Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 7 people by FolsgaardSE

Ditto. Balloon releases harm animals and pollutes the landscape. Unless they intend to collect every released balloon and properly dispose of them afterwards. Not likely.

EDIT: Deleted firefighters part, since they're not involved with this.

What's next, flying flaming lanterns, releasing doves, etc. Better they spend money and time on something more productive to help victims.

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SeptasLate t1_jdx04h0 wrote

Of everything involved in this situation I'm not sure the most produdictive way to help the victims and their families is by trying to shame firefighters.

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radiowave911 t1_jdxdg3v wrote

This is about coworkers of those that died in the plant. The balloon launch may or may not have been in conjunction with a fundraiser for the firefighters. The firefighters were not involved - other than as the recipient of fundraiser proceeds. They (the firefighters) did not launch balloons.

This is about the coworkers from the factory launching balloons.

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ronreadingpa t1_jdxis40 wrote

Other poster has clarified the situation. Deleted the firefighter part of my post.

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T_tessa41 t1_jdwzvxr wrote

Please allow me to clarify. The employees held a fundraiser for the fire department. The fire department did not release any balloons. They were busy dealing with search and rescue. I’m not even sure the ballon portion was with the fundraiser or a separate thing. I personally would have delivered coffee, water, snacks to the firefighters…. But hey, their hearts were in the right place ?!?! Maybe?

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