Ever seen a house catch fire?

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  • Iowatech
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    • Dec 2009
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    #1

    [Annoying] Ever seen a house catch fire?

    I saw that this afternoon. Thick clouds of light tan colored smoke just starting to be emitted from under the eaves of the roof of the house. Damn, the place had just caught fire.
    Luckily, the local public safety officials were already en route and I used an alternative route to get out of the way. When I passed by there later, the fire had apparently been put out, and Red Cross volunteers were in the process of helping the people who were affected by this. Not the best of all possible outcomes (that would be one that didn't include a big fire inside a house) but I suppose it was going as well as it could.
    Weirdest thing, this was actually the second time I've seen this happen.
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    • slimslob
      Retired

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      • May 2013
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      #2
      Re: Ever seen a house catch fire?

      I had a next door neighbors garage burn down once. Faulty wiring to a hot tub was determined to be the problem. One their cars was in the garage and it got hot enough to burst the tires. The noise brought me out to the backyard in time to get the backyard hose on their roof to keep it from catching. The fire spread to their RV by the time the fire department got there. With a hydrant less than 100 feet away, they had it out quickly.

      Had another time. We were pulling into the parking lot at Albertsons. I saw some smoke up near the air and water point at a nearby AM PM. Within seconds the entire car was in flames. Luckily, it was far enough away from the building and fuel pumps that nothing caught.

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        • MHeon71
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          • Oct 2008
          • 489
          #3
          Re: Ever seen a house catch fire?

          I have seen my local fire station go up in flames while they were away on another call.

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            • Akitu
              Legendary Frost Spec Tech

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              • Oct 2010
              • 2595
              #4
              Re: Ever seen a house catch fire?

              Originally posted by MHeon71
              I have seen my local fire station go up in flames while they were away on another call.
              That reminds me of an episode of King of the Hill. Those of you who know the show will appreciate this clip.
              Cthulhu for president! Why settle for the lesser evil?

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                • igi
                  Service Manager

                  1,000+ Posts
                  • Apr 2009
                  • 1507
                  #5
                  Re: Ever seen a house catch fire?

                  hi all
                  a friends uno-fire went in flames and burned his house.
                  now he bought a chevrolet-spark,you think he should learn by now

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                    • mikadonovan
                      Senior Tech

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                      • May 2008
                      • 2931
                      #6
                      Re: Ever seen a house catch fire?

                      I had to google Uno Fire before I got the joke. Dont see to many of those around here.
                      NEVER ASSUME ANYTHING

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                        • Iowatech
                          Not a service manager

                          2,500+ Posts
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 3930
                          #7
                          Re: Ever seen a house catch fire?

                          I had to Google it too, good call.

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