My neighbor did something similar about four years ago. But he reversed polarity on a battery charger which consequently ignited the battery in a vehicle he had parked in the driveway. The fire soon spread to the roof and then to the remainder of the house. -Les
On Jul 22, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Larry Velez wrote: > Just sharing something that just happened in my neighborhood. Apparently > someone was using a battery speed booster/charger on one of their cars and > placed it on a garbage can at some point and a fire started - which spread > quickly. Their house is destroyed along with three cars. > > Not sure if these devices are prone to malfunction but as we all know there > are many ways a small fire can start and in a garage there are many things > that can fuel it. > > So as you all wrench out there – be mindful of fire protection and protect > your MK2s. > > (Everyone is safe from this fire and the family is getting lots of support > from the community to recover from this tragedy) > > Local news chopper snapped pictures: > <Picture (Device Independent Bitmap) 1.jpg> > > -Larry > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/2951878d9b6e4916b0e8bf63c807f920%40MBX082-E1-VA-2.EXCH082.SERVERPOD.NET. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/41F25B9B-6592-4D4B-B86E-AAAB8EEBA18B%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
