An apartment building in Harlem burns down to the ground A black family of eight lived on the first floor. There were no survivors. A Mexican family of ten lived on the second floor. Nobody survived the blaze. A Muslim family of twelve lived on the third floor. Everybody perished there as well. A white family of four lived on the fourth floor. Nobody was injured. A news crew covering the story interviews the fire marshal. They ask him how could that be. ""Simple"" the fire marshal says. ""Everybody on the fourth floor was either at work or at school.""