> > > There was a chain hanging from their mobile home that sparked it. > > > > Now that's one I haven't heard before. I guess it was a steel chain > > striking a steel, unpainted surface? > > > > How on earth did they track the fire down to THAT? Without an > > eyewitness, it would seem hard to prove, and with an eyewitness, you > > have to wonder why it didn't get stopped before it became a wildfire. > > > > > > -- > > "Erik Reuter" > > Wha? You've never seen a dragging chain throwing off sparks? On concrete > even? Heck the chain can strike itself. > > Anywho, other people saw the sparks, it was very windy and the flames spread > fast. They had stopped the mobile home before it left the state. The fire > wasn't huge, but still 100k+ money, may have been millions. It was around > 1994, can't find reference now. > > Kevin T. > New 'puter yeah baby
And as shower hits my tired, so very tired, head: it may have been blown tire on trailer, rim throwing sparks, the couple didn't stop right away and when they did surprise! fire. All I'll admit to now: it was Idaho and the couple were from PA. Kevin T. Still doing the laundry
