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#4181560 - 10/14/15 04:01 PM Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition  
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http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article39003903.html

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A Clay County sheriff’s deputy retreated to a safe distance from a van burning in a field Tuesday afternoon after he heard the sound of live ammunition going off inside it.

The deputy found the van burning near Old State Highway 210 and Bluff Road, south of Liberty, about 2:30 p.m., said Jon Bazzano, a spokesman for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy had been in the middle of a traffic stop when he saw black smoke on the horizon and headed that way to investigate. Eventually, the deputy found the owner of the vehicle watching the fire from a distance.

The deputy learned that the owner had been burning garbage in the field and accidentally let the fire get out of control. In an attempt to put the fire out, he drove his van back and forth over the flames. This made matters worse, as the tires of the van caught fire. Realizing that the van was loaded with firearms ammunition and a full tank of gas, the driver evacuated the area for safety.

A crew from the Liberty Fire Department responded to make sure the fire did not spread. It was unclear what type of ammunition the owner had in the vehicle. The deputy did not immediately cite the owner, who declined to make a report for a possible insurance claim. “It seems like he’s just going to have to take a loss on that vehicle because I don’t think they’re going to cover it,” Bazzano said.


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#4181576 - 10/14/15 04:56 PM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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Perhaps he has a stupidity rider for his insurance.


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#4181578 - 10/14/15 04:57 PM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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The guy can get mo money suing the tire manufacturer. I'll bet there's nothing in the tire manual about Do Not Drive Back And Forth Over Fire.

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#4181590 - 10/14/15 05:31 PM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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Good point. I've never seen a warning about flammability on a tire.


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#4181591 - 10/14/15 05:31 PM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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Ammunition really isn't that flammable:



The stupid part was driving a vehicle over an active fire.


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#4181614 - 10/14/15 06:05 PM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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There's plenty of stupid in that story.



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#4181640 - 10/14/15 06:52 PM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Jedi Master]  
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Originally Posted By: Jedi Master
There's plenty of stupid in that story.


Yep . . . but not enough to be a 2015 Darwin Award Nominee, try harder next time Buckoo explode


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#4181663 - 10/14/15 08:12 PM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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One of those "Oh sh*t" moments for sure.


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#4181759 - 10/15/15 01:13 AM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: Desert Eagle]  
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I put out a grass fire with my mower once, but I backed around it in a big circle and more blew it out than driving over actual flames. the clippings accelerated the fire at first since they were from one foot tall dead and dried grass, but it soon ran out of fuel. I had no ammo onboard at the time, but two big gas tanks would have been sad if I had gotten stuck!


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#4181810 - 10/15/15 04:36 AM Re: Man tries to put out garbage fire by driving over it in a van loaded with ammunition [Re: cichlidfan]  
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Originally Posted By: cichlidfan
Good point. I've never seen a warning about flammability on a tire.


Damn streets were HOT! They melted! For real! Melted my whole damn van!


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