Burning Barrel Death

[JB4310]

I had my whole head enveloped in flames when I pour about 1/2 once of gasoline in an open top stove while looking in :confused2: I know DUMB!!!

Also almost blew my head off when I cut into a sealed drum with an O/A torch, if I didn't lean back when the metal started getting cherry red I would not be typing here today. As the top blew off clean and flew about 200 feet away.

As far as the diesel goes, my buddy use to throw a full 5 gallon pail of diesel on a keg party bonfire just for fun, Called it a mushroom cloud, and that was about what it looked like

JB

 

[forgeblast]

Speaking of burning the wrong things. At the beginning of summer, we felt the house shake, and then a loud boom!! Though people were messing with fireworks, could not see anything. Found out the next morning at a party about 1/2 mile down the road someone threw a tire on a bonfire that was still on the rim. I guess no one got hurt but i would imagine some windows were broken it was loud.

 

[sandman2234]

Burn barrel got me at 3 and a half. Skin grafts, extended hospital stays, years of physical therapy, but it wasn't due to gas. It did teach me to be careful with fire and flamables. Wish others could learn from my lessons.
David from jax

 

[Beltzington]

This is not directed at the OP or specifically anyone, just a rant to the free world. Concern for safety, would have kept us British subjects and should be left to the bureaucracies and the dull. If you consider all the 20-20 hindsight, should have, could have, ought too, we would all be cowering under the sheets every morning afraid to see the light of day. Come on folks, the opportunity to see a mushroom cloud is why I get up every morning. Lighten-up Francis. As a nation we are desperately seeking heroes because they don't wet themselves while crossing the street. Anyone who doesn't know throwing gas on an open flame is playing with fire is beyond being saved by a forum. Apparently I am going to be that guy, but life is risk and worth living because it is uncertain, choosing to mitigate risk at all costs is choosing not to live life to its fullest.

 

[forgeblast]

As I was driving to work I saw someone using an old fuel oil tank as a burner, he cut a door in the one side and since it already had a pipe coming in off the top that acted like a chimney, and it had legs to keep it off the ground. Nice little design.

 

[brin]

This is not directed at the OP or specifically anyone, just a rant to the free world. Concern for safety, would have kept us British subjects and should be left to the bureaucracies and the dull. If you consider all the 20-20 hindsight, should have, could have, ought too, we would all be cowering under the sheets every morning afraid to see the light of day. Come on folks, the opportunity to see a mushroom cloud is why I get up every morning. Lighten-up Francis. As a nation we are desperately seeking heroes because they don't wet themselves while crossing the street. Anyone who doesn't know throwing gas on an open flame is playing with fire is beyond being saved by a forum. Apparently I am going to be that guy, but life is risk and worth living because it is uncertain, choosing to mitigate risk at all costs is choosing not to live life to its fullest.

I agree...we are regulating ourselves into economic doom - there is a risk to everything and common sense is an individual responsibility...what a thought.

 

[BlacknTan]

I imagine that one could die from a flea bite if everything went wrong...

But I'll still keep dogs!

 

[mccash40]

As Crazyal from VT mentioned, it's illegal to have a burning barrel in VT. Ditto for NY. We are allowed to have a "personal fire" of 3 cubic feet. I've noticed that all my burnables fit nicely into a 3 cubic foot space these days.

 

[CBW1999]

The burn barrel regulations are a bit odd. I do not believe they really prevent anyone from burning what they want, except out of honesty. The big issue is WHAT you are burning in it. Avoid the "toxic stuff" would be the safest bet.

However, the number of times I see open fires to dispose of construction debris is amazing. In addition, it is not uncommon for farmers to burn old hay. Bottom line is ANY combustion releases toxic gas.

So, the new concept is biomass based "logs" to burn for heat. not much different and nothing special done to the cardboard, paper and such that get shredded and compressed. still releases the same by products. I am thinking of building a simple press to start making them to use a supplemental fuel. Won't be such the waste as when I burn them in a "campfire".

 

[brin]

Burn barrels or any burning of anything other than leaves will be illegal in our county after 01-01-2012 ,,,thanks to the EPA....Just imagine, all we can burn is leaves, so there will be tree branches and downed trees piled everywhere in the woods and on folks property...Too expensive to have hauled away.