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

LaurenSkye

LaurenSkye

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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.
 
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.
 
t123ken said:
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.
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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.
 
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