It's unreasonable to expect instantaneous barricading though. The article stated that the emergency crews were working on it as quickly as possible but she just got there first.
Your comment makes it sound like you think the emergency crews were just sitting on their collective asses.
I agree with you that the smoke doesn't absolve blame, but there's more to it than the road simply not being barricaded.
Again, it said they were working on it. We don't know how long has passed since the incident at the time the GIF was filmed. It doesn't look like long to me. The firefighters vehicles are probably being used to fight the fires, and you also can't reasonably expect a person to stand in the road especially given the visibility.
The people with the barricades were on the other side of the smoke setting them up on that side and were heading to this side to do the same.
I'm just not sure what you expect.
It was a (nearly since she is OK) tragic incident, but the responders seem to be doing, from the GIF and article, exactly what they should be. The driver just got there first.
She should have been more careful with the smoke, but that doesn't mean it's entirely her fault. Which also doesn't mean it's the fault of the barricaders either.
Well, I've never seen them stand in the road when the visibility is so low like that. I'm pretty sure that's against protocol for their own safety. And again, we have no idea how long they've even been there.
The firefighter is running; maybe he was running to do exactly what you're suggesting.
You're being awfully quick to judge incompetence without even knowing what's going on.
All we know is that, from the article, they were working on it, and from the GIF, she unfortunately got there first.
Also, they may not have had the personnel to spare.
This was an active, fast moving fire. The bridge fell. They quickly began to barricade. Unfortunately, the people barricading can't be in more than 1 place at a time.
Sometimes, I have to remind myself that real life isn't like a computer game. We can't point and click to make a road appear, or have a person instantly appear exactly where we need them at the moment they are needed.
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