His chances are lesser at the Danville Regional Medical Center in Virginia where the death rate for heart attack is 19.6 percent and 15.5 percent for heart failure.
According to the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal survey, Obama is ahead of McCain, 45-42 percent. The presumptive Democratic nominee is down from leading 47-41 percent last month.
The fire began Tuesday afternoon and continued to burn into Wednesday before firefighters could bring the blaze under control on Wednesday. One fireman was killed and 16 firefighters and workers were injured.
