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Hot coals used to warm car set car on fire
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:58 pm
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Using hot charcoal under your car to get it warm enough to start isn't the best idea, as a Madison man can attest to.
Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of Karstens Drive Thursday afternoon for a vehicle in flames, after the owner of the vehicle put a baking sheet full of hot charcoal under the car.
"The owner told firefighters his vehicle had been frozen for the past three days and it wouldn't start," said Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster. "To warm it up, he put charcoal on a baking pan and lit the charcoal."
When the flames died down, he put the pan of charcoal under the vehicle so it would thaw.
"About five minutes later, he noticed flames in the engine compartment and called 911," Schuster said.
The man was not injured, but the fire burned the front seats and extended into the rear of the vehicle.
This incident happened two days after firefighters went to a residence on Spring Street, where a man set two baking sheets of hot charcoal under his minivan.
The firefighters removed the pans and extinguished the charcoal, telling the owner this type of burning was illegal and dangerous.
"He said he did it all the time, and would simply buy more charcoal and defy the orders after the firefighters left," Schuster said.
Using hot charcoal under your car to get it warm enough to start isn't the best idea, as a Madison man can attest to.
Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of Karstens Drive Thursday afternoon for a vehicle in flames, after the owner of the vehicle put a baking sheet full of hot charcoal under the car.
"The owner told firefighters his vehicle had been frozen for the past three days and it wouldn't start," said Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster. "To warm it up, he put charcoal on a baking pan and lit the charcoal."
When the flames died down, he put the pan of charcoal under the vehicle so it would thaw.
"About five minutes later, he noticed flames in the engine compartment and called 911," Schuster said.
The man was not injured, but the fire burned the front seats and extended into the rear of the vehicle.
This incident happened two days after firefighters went to a residence on Spring Street, where a man set two baking sheets of hot charcoal under his minivan.
The firefighters removed the pans and extinguished the charcoal, telling the owner this type of burning was illegal and dangerous.
"He said he did it all the time, and would simply buy more charcoal and defy the orders after the firefighters left," Schuster said.
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Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:58 pm to TommyCheeseballs
Person should be sterilized so they can't procreate.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 12:59 pm to TommyCheeseballs
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Hot coals used to warm car set car on fire
ya don't say?
ETA: was really hoping for pic of this genius.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:00 pm to TommyCheeseballs
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"He said he did it all the time, and would simply buy more charcoal and defy the orders after the firefighters left," Schuster said.
People like this shouldn't be allowed to drive or reproduce
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:00 pm to TommyCheeseballs
This guy didnt need to be on the road anyway.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:00 pm to TheCaterpillar
It's not a bad idea, but you just have to watch it closely
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:02 pm to TommyCheeseballs
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"He said he did it all the time, and would simply buy more charcoal and defy the orders after the firefighters left," Schuster said.
What's his OT username?
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:04 pm to TommyCheeseballs
Yankees are not known to have the most common sense in the world.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:05 pm to TommyCheeseballs
You can't fix stupid
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:07 pm to TommyCheeseballs
I bet they got it off Facebook. He should sue Mark Zuckerberg
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:07 pm to TommyCheeseballs
Seems like once per LSU season, you'll have a fan hastily put its grill and thought to be leftover charcoal in the car. Car catches on fire.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:10 pm to TommyCheeseballs
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:14 pm to TommyCheeseballs
You’re supposed to put the coals directly underneath the gas tank. Will warm up the car much quicker.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:16 pm to TommyCheeseballs
HOW COME THE CAR MAKER DON'T MAKE THEM FIRE-PROOF???
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:18 pm to Mudminnow
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Seems like once per LSU season, you'll have a fan hastily put its grill and thought to be leftover charcoal in the car. Car catches on fire.
Never heard of this happening at LSU but I don't doubt that it has. You say that like it is something unique to LSU?
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:20 pm to Ponchy Tiger
absolutely happened during baseball season as the old box. Ole dennis lost a brand new truck doing this.
This post was edited on 2/1/19 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:35 pm to TommyCheeseballs
This is the biggest waste of a thread that i have seen today.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:47 pm to TommyCheeseballs
Do these people not have garages?
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:53 pm to TommyCheeseballs
I've heard of men building a small fire under the engine of older heavy equipment in cold weather to get it started.
Though there's a pretty big difference in old diesel iron and a modern car.
Though there's a pretty big difference in old diesel iron and a modern car.
Posted on 2/1/19 at 1:57 pm to Cump11b
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People like this shouldn't be allowed to drive or reproduce
. . . or vote !
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