Community Chat

[cherry]

One of my friends son, had a garage fire , in the middle of the night, the dog, and the  smoke detector ,woke him..Thank goodness he had time to get his family to safety

He had some oily rags in his garage, and they  caught fire from the heat, do to spontaneous combustion

It did $ 100, 000  worth of damage to his home. Most of it came from toxic fumes. Everything that can't be washed, must be thrown away. All of the duct work in his home must be cleaned. They have to move out for 1 month ,while the home is cleaned  of toxins

[ECBG]

So very sorry.  One of my favorite former students whom is a realitor, lost her home to fire this past week.

[itsmagic]

@cherry   Thank you for the warning.  Our garage gets really hot in this heat too. 

[1Snickers]

  My neighbor burns brush and has been letting it smolder. It’s unattended and too close to structures and trees. This has been reported and the fire marshall  has been there. No fire hydrants nearby. 

   It’s been dry and high 90s and he still burns & causes smoke in another area probably for spite. 

   I’m so afraid of fire I’m considering moving!

[alliswell]

@cherry  Thank goodness your son and his family and the dog are OK. 

[SharkE]

They live in Tx. ?

[cherry]

@SharkE  no @SharkE  Michigan, but, we have had terrible heat in our area

[Hooty]

WTH, I have never heard of summer time heat causes fires, I live in the South and it is HOT every summer year after year!!!

[cherry]

I am sure the fire dept isn't lying..nor is my friend.

[cherry]

this video shows how fast oily rags can  combust into flame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yq6VW-c2Ts&feature=youtu.be