robertbob Posted January 20, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2008 There is a real story here that goes back 18 years. this is sad, but not over yet. This is there house Friday night about 8:30 p.m. No one was in there. This is next to Mary and me. Sending a few pictures. I will tell the story some day if one would to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted January 20, 2008 Share #2 Posted January 20, 2008 . From the way you titled this, I'm thinkin "Meth Lab". Too bad they weren't home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just-Jack Posted January 20, 2008 Share #3 Posted January 20, 2008 Im not so sure that it was not a meth lab ......that fire had to be hot to melt the tires off the truck....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spear Posted January 20, 2008 Share #4 Posted January 20, 2008 From my observations, purely of the photos, the area of origin of the fire is the main part of the house closest to the pick up. Those tyres didn't melt - the whole vehicle burned, tyres and all. What's the big cylinder on the opposite side of the building? Not LPG for heating etc? Man, I'd hate to have seen that fail. Ever heard of a BLEVE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldandcrotchety Posted January 20, 2008 Share #5 Posted January 20, 2008 "What's the big cylinder on the opposite side of the building? Not LPG for heating etc?" Yeah, that's a propane tank. Here in Arkansas they tell you it needs to be 10 feet or further from the house. I put mine about a hundred feet away a laid pipe to the house. I see them all the time right up close to the house and just cringe. Sometimes the local news will show a house fire in progress and there will always be one fireman whose only apparent job is to keep a hose spraying the tank. As a side note, a fireman once told me (and I don't know how true it is) that if they find out you have a lot of ammunition in the house they would just stand way off and watch it burn. But I've never heard of that actually happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilot Posted January 20, 2008 Share #6 Posted January 20, 2008 A propane tank when it blows and it will if it gets to hot is not something you want to be near. Even at a hundred feet your most lickly to be hurt. Add one more thing to my list of (most unlicked people) those who make and those who sell drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROG MAN Posted January 20, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 20, 2008 I can think of a few places around here that could use a little heat. Nobody hurt of course. Then again? Hmmmmmm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted January 20, 2008 Share #8 Posted January 20, 2008 Had a bunch of Meth freaks in my neighborhood. Now have three black spots around me. One more that needs to go. Cold weather coming and they heat it with wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmiles3 Posted January 21, 2008 Share #9 Posted January 21, 2008 A fireman was hit here this week when the round in the gun cooked off. As a side note, a fireman once told me (and I don't know how true it is) that if they find out you have a lot of ammunition in the house they would just stand way off and watch it burn. But I've never heard of that actually happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted January 21, 2008 Share #10 Posted January 21, 2008 Meth lab go boom, fancy wheels on a crappy truck kinda point it out to me. Also, most likely, the LPG tank would not have blown, but melted the line and caused a flame thrower effect. Very, Very, Very rare to actually rupture a tank. Firemen would probably just let my place burn then with the ammunition inside!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazmocycle Posted January 22, 2008 Share #11 Posted January 22, 2008 most lp tanks have a pressure and temperture relief valve on them as they get hot it will open and release gas till it cools down the valve shuts, till it heats up again.most states and local restrictions says at least 50 ft from any structure or dewelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spear Posted January 22, 2008 Share #12 Posted January 22, 2008 , the LPG tank would not have blown, but melted the line and caused a flame thrower effect. That sir is a the start of a BLEVE. aka Boiling Liquid Evaporative Vapour Explosion. The flame thrower will only last for so long, and then . . . K A B O O M ! All over red rover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeeze Posted January 22, 2008 Share #13 Posted January 22, 2008 That sir is a the start of a BLEVE. aka Boiling Liquid Evaporative Vapour Explosion. The flame thrower will only last for so long, and then . . . K A B O O M ! All over red rover! Sorry, a LPG or Propane Tank can not explode from a Fire, even when the Pipe melts. There is no Way that a Fire on the Pipe can burn back in the Tank through the Pipe, because the Gas has a Speed of 146 m per Second on the Exit. This Force prevents the Flame to burn back into the Tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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