A fire was reported last week in a three family house.

There were many fatalities.

On the first floor there was a black family - 6 fatalities.

On the second floor there was a Mexican family - 8 fatalities.

On the third floor there was a white family of 2 - no fatalities.

A reporter at the scene questioned the fire chief and asked why the family on the third floor survived the fire and the others did not.

His response was, 'they were at work'.