User talk:Falonierose

-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 16:10, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Mexico Daycare Fire 2009
There is a documentary directed & produced by Charlie Minn, titled “49 Angels-One Fire, Zero Justice” (2016) that has a far more complete depiction of this devastating event, with several personal interviews with parents and families who lost children in the fire, & those families with the children who were rescued and survived the deadly fire, including interviews with children who were either infants or toddlers rescued from the fire, that are now older children. There were also interviews with some daycare aides/workers, First Responders, Government Officials & Health Officials.

What stood out the most for me was the fact that a daycare centre, even by standards in Mexico, somehow had 6 daycare workers caring for 142 children, the majority being infants & toddlers! That just seems beyond crazy to me; and the fact that the same daycare centre had “allegedly” passed inspection just the week prior to the fire! Where were the regulators that are supposed to ensure the safety of children, at the most basic level. I cannot imagine anyone, in any country, whether in a 1st world nation or 3rd world, would agree that one daycare staff supervising 22-24 kids is reasonable! And obviously the building standards at the time, in that particular city were lax or non-existent. This tragedy was not only avoidable, but completely preventable. That is my personal opinion. Interested bodies will form their own, I’m certain.

Charlie Minn’s documentary is a far more complete representation of this horrific tragedy than many of the news articles, including those found here on Wikipedia. My advice, if anyone has a more in-depth interest in the subject of the ABC Daycare fire in Mexico in 2009, take a look at Minn’s documentary. My commentary here is in no way endorsing Minn’s documentary, nor am I connected to the documentary or the event itself—my comments are from a purely personal interest.

Thanks! Falonierose (talk) 18:21, 4 January 2022 (UTC)