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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 6, 2018 14:44:47 GMT -5
Scary, Tela. Glad it wasn't any worse than that. It's a good reminder to check fire extinguishers and smoke detectors. Too true. We have them in the house, but not in the shed. Time to rethink that.
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 6, 2018 15:05:13 GMT -5
ok well back to tumbling next to all these spray cans obviously that is meant as a warning !!! Strangest combustion I had the Cerwin Vega speaker lit fire! The woofer foam on the Cerwin Vega woofer was deteriorated from age I had the system cranked one night Vibrating the roof nails It was dark in the room But I noticed smoke Shutting down the system flames were flying pouring beer on the flames roommate showed up w/a fire extinguisher He didn’t use it Cause the beer was working Not 100% sure how the cracked foam around the woofer shorted the magnet wires ? Beside high vibration But the speaker cloth was on fire playing was the Rolling Stones Bigger Bangnooofooolling blew a 50 amp fuse been meaning to repair my Vega Loud Is Beautiful If Its Clean You used beer on the fire? Hope it was the (ever popular) Golden Anniversary. Otherwise it's alcohol abuse!
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 6, 2018 15:49:09 GMT -5
Ha ha The other combustion I had was fire in a van I was moving to Colorado Van was over loaded
Ascending out of Phoenix Into the high climb of I-17 A voice from the C.B. (from the other people following me on the move) Were screaming
Pull Over!
Soon as I did I saw smoke & sparks under the cowl of the engine It was 83’ Dodge the engine is in the driver compartment mostly
So I got the sleeping passenger out of the van quickly And proceeded to yank the cowl out of there Mistake!
Soon as the the oxygen hit the heat source Flash fire !
I threw a blanket on it but that only started another fire Then the cat litter box fell on my head So I started pouring that on the flames
Then the other ran up with a Pepsi Handed it to me I didn’t know if it was great idea But I poured the contents on the engine
Flames sputtered Then the other ran up with the Ice chest And that dowsed out the fire!
Busted down! 4 in the morning, bitter cold, steep mountain grade, my life was in that van and my cat Iggy!
I always remember that And I had blisters on my hand
So short story… long
Had the van towed back to Phoenix Rented a large U HAUL Truck Reloaded that night And back on the road The next morning In one of the worst blizzards across I-40
I white knuckled that steering wheel driving that box truck in white out conditions All the way to Gallup New Mexico And beyond
O & the van ? Fixed ! It only singed the coil wire
Cause of fire ? The climb of steep grade caused excessive pressure in the transmission. The fluid backed up & spurted out of the dip stick The oil collected on the manifold head which caused the smoking. I guess by removing the cowl, that supplied excess oxygen to the heat source which caused the flash fire …mostly I carried a fire extinguisher in the car after that... Your fire stories are much better than mine.
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Post by mohs on Mar 6, 2018 15:54:50 GMT -5
Sorry Tela I’m retired now & writing my auto biography I call it “Mostly Auto Bio”
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Post by aDave on Mar 6, 2018 16:22:01 GMT -5
Sorry to see that, but glad to see that everyone is ok. Sorry for the delay in replying.
It is very hard to give an opinion with just a few close up photos. Photos showing the overall surroundings would have been extremely helpful. Besixes that, photos are extremely hard to work off of. However, if the tool box is the most heavily damaged item, I would be looking to what was in there. Multi- meter? Can't say that it didn't fail, but I can't think of any instances where I have seen that.
The explosion...big enough to push out a wall...can result from ignited vapors that have built up, or smoke itself under the right conditions.
If you haven't called the fire department, you should. Not so much for cause determination but for having them do a fire report. If you end up filing an insurance claim, the insurance company will ask for that incident report.
Along those lines, don't throw anything away unless the insurance company tells you it's ok. If they can't inspect the items, you may jeopardize your claim.
Lastly, even if you don't file a claim, the fire report with the noted dollar loss for tax purposes next year. I believe losses from a fire may be able to be written off.
Sorry for the delay in a reply. Traveling right now.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 6, 2018 16:31:19 GMT -5
So sorry to hear about your loss, but glad it was not worse.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 6, 2018 16:37:20 GMT -5
Sorry to see that, but glad to see that everyone is ok. Sorry for the delay in replying. It is very hard to give an opinion with just a few close up photos. Photos showing the overall surroundings would have been extremely helpful. Besixes that, photos are extremely hard to work off of. However, if the tool box is the most heavily damaged item, I would be looking to what was in there. Multi- meter? Can't say that it didn't fail, but I can't think of any instances where I have seen that. The explosion...big enough to push out a wall...can result from ignited vapors that have built up, or smoke itself under the right conditions. If you haven't called the fire department, you should. Not so much for cause determination but for having them do a fire report. If you end up filing an insurance claim, the insurance company will ask for that incident report. Along those lines, don't throw anything away unless the insurance company tells you it's ok. If they can't inspect the items, you may jeopardize your claim. Lastly, even if you don't file a claim, the fire report with the noted dollar loss for tax purposes next year. I believe losses from a fire may be able to be written off. Sorry for the delay in a reply. Traveling right now. Thanks Dave. We won't be filing a claim. The only damage was to the tools. We pushed the wall back in with effort and fixed that. I mentioned the meter because we are both pretty sure it was in the bottom. I'm just pleased as punch that it turned out the way it did and not as it could have.
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 6, 2018 16:38:16 GMT -5
HOLY MOLLY !!!!!!! Glad it was caught and put out!!! WOW...... At least the material things can be replaced.... Now the clean up begins....
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 6, 2018 16:57:18 GMT -5
Ha ha The other combustion I had was fire in a van I was moving to Colorado Van was over loaded
Ascending out of Phoenix Into the high climb of I-17 A voice from the C.B. (from the other people following me on the move) Were screaming
Pull Over!
Soon as I did I saw smoke & sparks under the cowl of the engine It was 83’ Dodge the engine is in the driver compartment mostly
So I got the sleeping passenger out of the van quickly And proceeded to yank the cowl out of there Mistake!
Soon as the the oxygen hit the heat source Flash fire !
I threw a blanket on it but that only started another fire Then the cat litter box fell on my head So I started pouring that on the flames
Then the other ran up with a Pepsi Handed it to me I didn’t know if it was great idea But I poured the contents on the engine
Flames sputtered Then the other ran up with the Ice chest And that dowsed out the fire!
Busted down! 4 in the morning, bitter cold, steep mountain grade, my life was in that van and my cat Iggy!
I always remember that And I had blisters on my hand
So short story… long
Had the van towed back to Phoenix Rented a large U HAUL Truck Reloaded that night And back on the road The next morning In one of the worst blizzards across I-40
I white knuckled that steering wheel driving that box truck in white out conditions All the way to Gallup New Mexico And beyond
O & the van ? Fixed ! It only singed the coil wire
Cause of fire ? The climb of steep grade caused excessive pressure in the transmission. The fluid backed up & spurted out of the dip stick The oil collected on the manifold head which caused the smoking. I guess by removing the cowl, that supplied excess oxygen to the heat source which caused the flash fire …mostly I carried a fire extinguisher in the car after that... Your fire stories are much better than mine. I have a fire extinguisher in my car. There is no story that goes along with it. It just seemed like a good idea. Your story is great... have you ever read Baxter Black? You would like his prose and poetry.
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Post by parfive on Mar 6, 2018 17:22:14 GMT -5
mohs Rented a large U HAUL Truck Reloaded that night . . . including Iggy, right?
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Post by mohs on Mar 6, 2018 17:25:37 GMT -5
now par5 your gonna lead me into another long Iggy story ha ha yep Iggy went with me all over the country and back that cat roamed...
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Post by MsAli on Mar 6, 2018 17:31:14 GMT -5
I agree with Dave to call them anyways. Just to have them check it out
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Post by beefjello on Mar 6, 2018 19:49:12 GMT -5
You do realize this is NOT the proper way to heat treat your slabs, don'tcha? Damn.. glad this mayhem was contained to just your shed, and Thank God no one was hurt!! Scary stuff
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 6, 2018 20:25:30 GMT -5
Wow, Tela. So glad everyone is ok and that it didn't get any worse than it was.
I have a fire extinguisher everywhere we could possibly ever have a problem, including the studio (torch, pickle pot, etc.) and in the saw shop (lots of saws plugged in). My dad was a fire fighter. He taught me well.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 6, 2018 20:41:55 GMT -5
You do realize this is NOT the proper way to heat treat your slabs, don'tcha? Damn.. glad this mayhem was contained to just your shed, and Thank God no one was hurt!! Scary stuff LOL! We sorted them and they are all pretty much ok. Thanks!
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Post by fishnpinball on Mar 6, 2018 22:31:12 GMT -5
Wow. Good thing the important things (people) did not get hurt.
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Post by wannabee on Mar 7, 2018 9:34:12 GMT -5
Thank God you and yours are safe and the loss was minimal. I think I may go remove the batteries from my multi-meters after reading this.
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 7, 2018 10:11:55 GMT -5
I am not going to send Tela rocks, ever. Look how she treats them.
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 11, 2018 0:28:04 GMT -5
Glad it wasn't worse. I'm curious what chemicals, solvents, etc. might have caused this. I learned a long time ago not to carry a 9 volt battery in my pocket with other items that short it out.
This is a good lesson to all of us to be careful how we store stuff. I think I'll go look around in my garage right now.
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Post by tims on Mar 11, 2018 4:29:17 GMT -5
Spooky. Glad there was minimal damage and no injuries. Seeing tools entombed in melted plastic didn't bother me a bit but those poor slabs
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