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**COBALT** · 05-01-2002, 03:14 PM

I forgot to tell you guys this:

Last football season the Seahawks (I hate 'em) were playing in Husky Stadium until the new stadium can be finished. My wife and I live in the U-district, so we can literally step out on to the sidewalk in front of our house and see Husky Stadium, and walk to games.

Anyway I was working on the house one day while the Seahawks were playing. Once the game gets over the road in front of our house gets taken over by the Seattle Police Dept. and they turn it into a 1 way-4 lane freeway to get everyone out of there.

My wife runs to the back of the house while I'm working and screams that there's a car on fire in front of our house. Sure enough this '85 camero is burning inside and under the hood. Burning oil is hitting the pavement underneath. The driver is just standing there watching the car burn.

My neighbor and I pull out the garden hoses and try to at least contain it. I figured if I wet down the tires it would keep them from igniting, which could make the fire hot and toxic enough that it would burn down the entire neighborhood.

The fire dept. showed up and basically tore the car apart putting the fire out. That's the only way to do it once it gets out of control. They brought in a big steel pry bar, and busted the hood right open, and broke the driver's side window and filled the car with water. Funny thing was that as soon as they broke that window and opened the hood the flames simply quit simmering and immediately engulfed the car.

As soon as fires like that get out of control you basically have to destroy the vehicle to get the fire out.

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'69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed!
'69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast).
Seattle, WA.

*See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com!

05-01-2002, 03:14 PM	#9
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I forgot to tell you guys this: Last football season the Seahawks (I hate 'em) were playing in Husky Stadium until the new stadium can be finished. My wife and I live in the U-district, so we can literally step out on to the sidewalk in front of our house and see Husky Stadium, and walk to games. Anyway I was working on the house one day while the Seahawks were playing. Once the game gets over the road in front of our house gets taken over by the Seattle Police Dept. and they turn it into a 1 way-4 lane freeway to get everyone out of there. My wife runs to the back of the house while I'm working and screams that there's a car on fire in front of our house. Sure enough this '85 camero is burning inside and under the hood. Burning oil is hitting the pavement underneath. The driver is just standing there watching the car burn. My neighbor and I pull out the garden hoses and try to at least contain it. I figured if I wet down the tires it would keep them from igniting, which could make the fire hot and toxic enough that it would burn down the entire neighborhood. The fire dept. showed up and basically tore the car apart putting the fire out. That's the only way to do it once it gets out of control. They brought in a big steel pry bar, and busted the hood right open, and broke the driver's side window and filled the car with water. Funny thing was that as soon as they broke that window and opened the hood the flames simply quit simmering and immediately engulfed the car. As soon as fires like that get out of control you basically have to destroy the vehicle to get the fire out. ------------------ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd w/ 350ci/400THM and a wood bed! '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd w/ ORIGINAL 350ci/4sp Manual and a wood bed (parts beast). Seattle, WA. *See pics of my trucks and project at www.webshots.com! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.