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Please get smoke detectors and fire extinguishers for your camps baws
Posted on 1/25/16 at 7:53 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 7:53 am
There was a pretty tragic situation on our river this weekend, and I think a lot of people neglect to have these items at their camps Bc it's just a weekend rustic getaway.
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Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:03 am to indytiger
where at
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:03 am to indytiger
yeah the story is terrible. Guy looks so familiar I just cant think how I knew him.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:03 am to indytiger
Have them everywhere else, never thought about the camp. Good idea.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:04 am to indytiger
could we get some details on the story at hand
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 8:05 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:05 am to Geaux23
tangi river. One lady woke up to smoke and made it out with moderate burns. Couldn't find the guy and he didn't make it. Was caused by wood burning stove LINK
LEE’S LANDING---A wood-burning stove is the suspected cause of a deadly fire that resulted in the death of a Ponchatoula man and burn injuries to a female friend late Saturday night.
State Fire Marshal investigators, along with Eighth Ward Volunteer Fire Department, responded to a structure fire involving a camp on the Tangipahoa River, located approximately four miles from Lee’s Landing Marina east of Ponchatoula, after the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office requested assistance.
The structure, described as a small, wood-framed camp, and accessible only by boat was burning upon the arrival of firefighters and investigators. Water from the river was used to suppress the blaze, which ultimately destroyed the structure.
The fire was reported by neighboring campers shortly before 11:00 p.m. Saturday after Elizabeth P. Piner, 54, fled the burning structure, driving a boat to the nearby camp seeking assistance. Piner received 2nd degree burns to her hands and forearms, lessor burn injuries to her face and head, as well as smoke inhalation. She was transported to the Baton Rouge General Medical Center by an Acadian Ambulance helicopter.
Investigators learned that Piner was sleeping in the sole bedroom of the camp, being accompanied by a friend, Joel Hall, when she was awakened by the effects of smoke. Upon observing flames in the area of a wood-burning stove, the sole source of heat for the camp, she attempted to locate Hall. Being unsuccessful and sustaining burns herself, Piner drove Hall’s boat to a nearby camp for help.
After the fire was extinguished, investigators located a body, believed to be that of Hall, 57, of Ponchatoula in the living room/kitchen area of the structure. After being examined by investigators, the body was released for autopsy.
Investigators have determined that the origin of the deadly fire was at or near the wood-burning stove, indicating an accidental cause, as the camp had no connected electric power. A generator used for lighting is believe to have not been on at the time of the fire.
LEE’S LANDING---A wood-burning stove is the suspected cause of a deadly fire that resulted in the death of a Ponchatoula man and burn injuries to a female friend late Saturday night.
State Fire Marshal investigators, along with Eighth Ward Volunteer Fire Department, responded to a structure fire involving a camp on the Tangipahoa River, located approximately four miles from Lee’s Landing Marina east of Ponchatoula, after the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office requested assistance.
The structure, described as a small, wood-framed camp, and accessible only by boat was burning upon the arrival of firefighters and investigators. Water from the river was used to suppress the blaze, which ultimately destroyed the structure.
The fire was reported by neighboring campers shortly before 11:00 p.m. Saturday after Elizabeth P. Piner, 54, fled the burning structure, driving a boat to the nearby camp seeking assistance. Piner received 2nd degree burns to her hands and forearms, lessor burn injuries to her face and head, as well as smoke inhalation. She was transported to the Baton Rouge General Medical Center by an Acadian Ambulance helicopter.
Investigators learned that Piner was sleeping in the sole bedroom of the camp, being accompanied by a friend, Joel Hall, when she was awakened by the effects of smoke. Upon observing flames in the area of a wood-burning stove, the sole source of heat for the camp, she attempted to locate Hall. Being unsuccessful and sustaining burns herself, Piner drove Hall’s boat to a nearby camp for help.
After the fire was extinguished, investigators located a body, believed to be that of Hall, 57, of Ponchatoula in the living room/kitchen area of the structure. After being examined by investigators, the body was released for autopsy.
Investigators have determined that the origin of the deadly fire was at or near the wood-burning stove, indicating an accidental cause, as the camp had no connected electric power. A generator used for lighting is believe to have not been on at the time of the fire.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 8:08 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:25 am to indytiger
CO detectors as well... I lost a co-worker/friend in '00 because he was at his camp with a little propane heater. He never woke up and left behind 2 kids and a young wife. Still can't believe it happened.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:37 am to indytiger
very good point, indy...I'd bet 80% of the camps in the world have no fire extinguisher or smoke detector...
Posted on 1/25/16 at 8:52 am to Stexas
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I lost a co-worker/friend in '00 because he was at his camp with a little propane heater. He never woke up and left behind 2 kids and a young wife.
His initials wouldn't have been MH would they?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:56 am to tenfoe
sure was. Great guy, terrible tragedy.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 11:00 am to Stexas
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sure was. Great guy, terrible tragedy.
Indeed. I took a night class he taught at SLU that semester. He graded finals, posted grades, left to go to camp. His mother and mine were friends as well. Great guy.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 11:09 am to Stexas
I have an uncle who is extremely anal about fire alarms. Thankfully so. After a fishing rodeo, there was about 12 of us extremely drunk/hungover at 4 a.m. when an alarm went off in the camp. Someone turned it off thinking it was a bad battery. Luckily there were several others that started going off as well. Water heater was messed up and the CO levels set off the alarms. Good chance there would have been a lot of dead guys in the camp without them.
Bad part is, we weren't sure if it was real or not. Symptoms of CO poisoning are the exact same as being hungover. Luckily we were smart enough to be safe and sleep it out on the porch. Found out just how real it was the next day.
Bad part is, we weren't sure if it was real or not. Symptoms of CO poisoning are the exact same as being hungover. Luckily we were smart enough to be safe and sleep it out on the porch. Found out just how real it was the next day.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 11:11 am to indytiger
Joel was a great guy. I worked with him years ago at ICI.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 12:07 pm to indytiger
dbl post
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 2:06 pm to Stexas
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CO detectors as well
I put one in our camp before this past season. Everyone laughed at me, but screw that....better be safe than sorry.
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