[frankthetank]

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.

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stupidity.

[idiom]

LOL.

What the hell guys?

[wisconsin_cur]

I think think this warning would apply to half the posters here.

Papa cur has a saying, "If you rush into a burning building and save 5 kids you're a hero for a week. If you knock out power for half the county (yea, he did that) you're an 'idiot' forever."

Yes it was a stupid thing to do... I wonder what stupid things I will do today.

[frankthetank]

Exactly.

Plus gasoline fumes are toxic as hell. You do not want to be breathing that stuff in.

[NeoPeasant]

Personally, I keep my hoard next to my natural gas furnace and water heater.

[Milret2]

How come they did not manage to win a Darwin award?? Maybe they could be put in for an honorary one as they are still alive (at least for now).

I have, out in my planting shed, an approved gas can with five gallons of Costco gas purchased at $3.95 a gallon a few days ago where gas is now selling at $4.25. I am officially ready for making huge profit and salivating greatly. I will find a Nigerian to help me market the gas soon. Or maybe Nigerians here will help me??

[emersonbiggins]

Personally, I keep my hoard next to my natural gas furnace and water heater.

I keep my hoard in my gas oven. Gasoline likes to keep warm during the winter, you know...

[burtonridr]

Lol wow!

Just as a reminder to everyone, gas fumes are heavier than air... be careful storing them anywhere that fumes could settle in a depressed area.

For example, dont store them in a pit or window well

[max_in_wa]

How come they did not manage to win a Darwin award?? Maybe they could be put in for an honorary one as they are still alive (at least for now).

Because Darwin awards are awarded only posthumously. They're still alive and in all probability, breeding, thus failing to remove their genes from the pool.

[mgibbons19]

I think think this warning would apply to half the posters here.

Papa cur has a saying, "If you rush into a burning building and save 5 kids you're a hero for a week. If you knock out power for half the county (yea, he did that) you're an 'idiot' forever."

Yes it was a stupid thing to do... I wonder what stupid things I will do today.

Wait, you know a guy that was involved in the branch incident? Cool.

[misterno]

Something tells me we will see more of these

[burtonridr]

Something tells me we will see more of these

+1

I wonder how high they were before the explosion

[pup55]

The frequent po.com viewers are aware of the local fire regulations as they apply to storage of large amounts of gas in your apartment.

http://www.peakoil.com/fortopic27916.html+cans

[Arsenal]

I have a kerosene heater and lamps. I have 25 gallons stored in approved container in the basement (which voids fire insurance) but my question is this: Does kerosene pose a great risk considering its high ignition temp and low off gas? It is right next to the fuel oil tank that contains essentially the same fuel.

I have been considering getting an actual tank to put it in so my insurance won't be invalidated.

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