Los Angeles fatal greater alarm house fire 12/3/23

[LaurenSkye]

One person was killed in a house fire in Los Angeles Sunday. Weapons were being held in the home and ammunition was firing as a result of the heat.

Body found inside home after massive fire is knocked down in Sylmar

A body has been found inside a home in Sylmar where a massive fire was extinguished.

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Structure Fire 12/03/2023 INC#0300 | Los Angeles Fire Department

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Update Greater Alarm Structure Fire 12/03/2023 INC#0300 | Los Angeles Fire Department

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[mikeindabronx]

https://abc7.com/sylmar-house-fire-ammunition-firefighters/14136624/

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-03/fire-fueled-by-ammunition-kills-one-in-sylmar

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/bomb-squad-responds-to-fire-at-home-in-sylmar/3282398/

 

[entropychaser]

In the late 1960's I had a brief career as a volunteer fireman. At dawn one morning we had a fire in a boat supply/sporting goods store, The fire was in the third aisle from the front. In a more innocent era, the ammunition supplies were out on the shelf alongside the Evinrude motor parts.

Being the rookie. I was the third man on the line. That meant that when the ammo started cooking off, I was the first in line out the front door.

 

[t123ken]

Loose ammunition exploding in a fire may be just a little more dangerous than exploding firecrackers due to the ammunitions' shell casings potentially flying around. It's not like a contained bullet being expelled from a muzzle.

 

[entropychaser]

Loose ammunition exploding in a fire may be just a little more dangerous than exploding firecrackers due to the ammunitions' shell casings potentially flying around. It's not like a contained bullet being expelled from a muzzle.

You are correct. That study was published decades ago. It didn't speak to what action one should take. Plus, after Covid, who trusts studies anymore. If you're in a sporting goods store, how do you know it's not a box of 30-odd caliber ammo for hunting season next to a couple of pounds of Tannerite? I'm betting those guys in LA were bailing out. Afterwards, it's pretty funny.