Burning Barrel Death

[powerstroke444e]

Nokomis man dies of burns - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register
The Journal-News
Local guy.
One can imagine that he had done it 100 times lets throw a little gas on this fire to get it buring better. We all have done it but if this makes one person stop and think before doing it it's worth posting.
My heart goes out to his family.

 

[riptides]

Wow....

Sorry for his family.

I treat my burn barrel just like my bonfire pile. With respect.

 

[Don87]

Dunno if gas caused it or not(articles don't say). But I don't burn things here anymore because one bag of stuff I put in had a hairspray can in it...........as I was walking away it exploded and blew flames for a 3 foot radius around the barrel.

 

[sweep]

I've stopped using gas to start brush pile fires..had a couple close calls. Now I use all newspaper in several cardboard boxes.

Quit 100 percent after my neighbors son poured gas on a brush pile that had gone out 7-8 days earlier..well he thought. Enough embers still existed to ignite the gas and it went up the spout and blew up the can. Luckily he only had severe burns on his one arm and part of his chest. If there was more gas in the can he would have been engulfed.

 

[MoKelly]

There but for the grace of God.

I have learned that gas and fire do not mix ... keep both well away from the other.

MoKelly

 

[creekbend]

My deep heartfelt sorrows to his Family. This thread serves as a reminder of the danger of using gasoline and solvents. We all must never become complacent in regards to possible dangers that we might encounter daily while working on our land. It only takes one mistake. Let's all stay safe out there. Happy Tractoring.:tractor:

 

[ragkar]

If you must use gas to improve your fire, maybe a tip from the guys at a recent barbeque that I attended might be in order. Instead of throwing a spray of gas, which is stupid, they soaked some briquettes in gas and tossed them onto the coals. Of course the danger is that your hands have gas on them.
A thread some time ago on the best way to improve a burn concluded that the best way was to use a weed burner available from HF. Another guy suggested a grass blower set on low but I don't like that idea as it will scatter the embers and blow them into the air possibly causing a wild fire.

 

[dynasim]

That is why god developed diesel fuel, though anybody who throws any liquid fuel on a burning fire is asking for it. It is only for starting!

Chris

 

[crazyal]

Burning garbage is illegal in this state. I doubt you would get caught but very few people do it out in the open now.

 

[Alan L.]

More than 50 years ago my brother was burning trash when he was 12. Didn't have permission to do so, but figured gas would work good on getting it started. A totally empty gas can exploded and caught him on fire. My dad heard the explosion and rolled him to put the fire out. I was 4 at the time but I remember a commotion.

He spent months in the hospital and my parents spent years paying the medical bills. One leg was burned severely, he got infections, etc. Had to have skin grafted from his stomach. Still has the scars.

I use diesel and used motor oil.