Gov't mandates gas can flame arrestors.

[jyoutz]

I self mandated to remove it entirely since I don't like the splash back while filling and don't pour gas on burn piles, wood stoves or hot engines.

I like that it acts as a debris screen. In fact, that’s what I thought it was until this discussion.

 

[jyoutz]

Kind of defeats the debris catchment doesn't it?

I put it back in after filling

 

[two_bit_score]

You can't mandate stupid out of people.

But it seems a lot of people keep wanting to try.

Tells a lot about the ones who keep doing it.

 

[Jd1a]

Saw a video of a yearly town bonfire. A couple officials put fire starting fluid and cans in the pile. The final PD officer lit it and it blew up. Debris flying everywhere, no one hurt. Should have had flame arrestors... Safety is good until the device creats another safety hazzard.

 

[jyoutz]

Saw a video of a yearly town bonfire. A couple officials put fire starting fluid and cans in the pile. The final PD officer lit it and it blew up. Debris flying everywhere, no one hurt. Should have had flame arrestors... Safety is good until the device creats another safety hazzard.

The safety hazard was created by the fools starting the bonfire.

 

[bcp]

Here's one:

Mosley Highschool Bonfire Explosion

Students at Mosley High School are recalling a 50-year-old high school tradition that went terribly wrong Wednesday evening. The homecoming bonfire exploded.

www.wjhg.com

Bruce

 

[Jstpssng]

Here's one:

Mosley Highschool Bonfire Explosion

Students at Mosley High School are recalling a 50-year-old high school tradition that went terribly wrong Wednesday evening. The homecoming bonfire exploded.

www.wjhg.com

Bruce

That likely is confirmation of what the 2 posts above you were referring to. There certainly was something in there besides wood and newspaper...

 

[dougtrr2]

My first thought was they used gasoline instead of diesel. But I didn't hear the whoosh that gasoline makes just before it explodes. Since the spokesman was so adamant that the same fuel and safety precautions were used, I would put my money on a high school prank gone bad. Luckily no one here has ever done anything stupid.

Doug in SW IA

 

[jyoutz]

My first thought was they used gasoline instead of diesel. But I didn't hear the whoosh that gasoline makes just before it explodes. Since the spokesman was so adamant that the same fuel and safety precautions were used, I would put my money on a high school prank gone bad. Luckily no one here has ever done anything stupid.

Doug in SW IA

We use diesel/gas mix to burn slash piles in the woods all the time. It burns, but isn’t explosive. That’s what drip torches are fuel with.

 

[aczlan]

My first thought was they used gasoline instead of diesel. But I didn't hear the whoosh that gasoline makes just before it explodes. Since the spokesman was so adamant that the same fuel and safety precautions were used, I would put my money on a high school prank gone bad. Luckily no one here has ever done anything stupid.

Doug in SW IA

Perhaps someone put a 1# propane cannister in the pile that was rigged to leak?

Aaron Z