lmao, was it worth it?

[Ns1]

Fire officials say hoarded gasoline led to fire

8 hours ago

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) ? Authorities say a couple trying to beat the high cost of gasoline accidentally caused a fire that burned their apartment complex.

Fire Chief Richard Arruda says the couple had about 45 gallons of gasoline in nine plastic jugs stacked in a closet that also housed an air conditioning unit.

The gasoline fumes apparently set off Thursday's fire, which was quickly put out by a sprinkler system.

No one was seriously hurt, but residents of eight units of the complex were displaced.

Investigators believe the couple was storing the gas because of rising prices. Officials say they might face civil penalties for violating the fire code.

 

[buck]

Wow, talk about smart....

 

[yours truly]

forgive my ignorance, but wouldnt sprinkler systems ruin electronic equipment etc

i wouldnt want one in my place

 

[pray4mojo]

45 gallons is like what...3 trips to the gas station when im low on gas? very worth it.

 

[alkemyst]

one of the reasons I didn't want an attached dwelling even though there are so many steals on them right now.

 

[JS80]

lol

 

[Alyx]

Originally posted by: hopeless74
forgive my ignorance, but wouldnt sprinkler systems ruin electronic equipment etc

i wouldnt want one in my place

Uhm yep they do. We actually had the sprinklers go off in the dorms this year because some idiot can't cook, a lot of people lost their computers.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: hopeless74
forgive my ignorance, but wouldnt sprinkler systems ruin electronic equipment etc

i wouldnt want one in my place

Pic your poison. Shorted out electrical equipment, or melted electrical equipment.

 

[sygyzy]

Glad to see those sprinklers helping.

 

[sdifox]

this is why I would never live in a condo. Too many stupid asses around the planet, I don't want to be any closer than I have to be.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: hopeless74
forgive my ignorance, but wouldnt sprinkler systems ruin electronic equipment etc

i wouldnt want one in my place

of course, but it's an apartment complex. they don't care about your crap only keeping the building from burning down.

 

[Wheezer]

gets my vote for fvtards of the week.

 

[V00DOO]

Wow, even if gas goes up a $1 per gallon how much are they looking to save. Maybe $45 max, but the hassle and the danger of storing gas. How can they stand the smell of gas inside the apartment?

 

[Alyx]

Originally posted by: V00DOO
Wow, even if gas goes up a $1 per gallon how much are they looking to save. Maybe $45 max, but the hassle and the danger of storing gas. How can they stand the smell of gas inside the apartment?

They'll save about the same as the cost of the buckets

 

[CptCrunch]

wow, i can't imagine storing gasoline in my apartment or house. Not only it is a huge fire hazard (durr) but gasoline gives off an odor that can't be good for you to breath in all the time.

 

[oddyager]

Ha ha ha ha ha. Real smart.

 

[olds]

I remember years ago reading about a guy who had a frozen fuel line in his car. He took some gasoline into the house and heated it up on the stove.
Hilarity ensued.

 

[mav451]

I think you meant Darwin award - promptly awarded...

 

[Mermaidman]

I wonder if they stole the gasoline.

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: hopeless74
forgive my ignorance, but wouldnt sprinkler systems ruin electronic equipment etc

i wouldnt want one in my place

I think i'd rather have a few broken pieces of electronics than a burned down house.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: bignateyk

Originally posted by: hopeless74
forgive my ignorance, but wouldnt sprinkler systems ruin electronic equipment etc

i wouldnt want one in my place

I think i'd rather have a few broken pieces of electronics than a burned down house.

Insurance, FTW.
I have replacement insurance.

 

[kthroyer]

The point of having fire sprinklers in a dwelling unit is for life safety. I would have thought that was obvious.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I remember years ago reading about a guy who had a frozen fuel line in his car. He took some gasoline into the house and heated it up on the stove.
Hilarity ensued.

OMG :laugh:

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: buck
Wow, talk about smart....

Well at least they were smart enough to not put it next to the heater?

 

[T9D]

I bet they were stealing it from gas tanks.