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  • #1

    Semi went 'Splodey

    I missed all the action at work today.

    As Hubby and I were out grocery shopping, we saw a back-up on the Interstate (about two miles north of work). Fire trucks were trying to get through the jam. The on-ramps were closed. I thought "man, that sucks".

    Then, I got to work, and saw this behind the motel:





    Housekeeping and CW said that they saw black smoke billowing from the highway. Head Housekeeper freaked out at first because she initially thought it was our laundry room on fire. Then they thought it was one of the neighboring motels, since that's where the smoke was coming from at the time. They heard two loud pops, and then even more smoke poured out.

    Initial media reports say there were no injuries, but initial media reports really have no notable info on the fire, so at this point I really can't say if the driver made it out okay or not. There were no other vehicles involved, just a spontaneously-combusting semi.
    Last edited by bhskittykatt; 01-27-2012, 11:14 PM.
    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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    That's... really weird. The trailer is almost untouched, and so is the engine compartment. My guess is the fire started inside the cab or something like that.

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    • #3
      Quoth Hawaiian Eskimo View Post
      That's... really weird. The trailer is almost untouched, and so is the engine compartment. My guess is the fire started inside the cab or something like that.
      My thoughts went to a dropped cigarette, a la Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. It does seem weird that it started in the cab. I'm sure they'll report more info on it later, but since they just removed the semi, like, five seconds ago, it'll be some time before I learn anything new.
      Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

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      • #4
        What's that green stuff on the ground?
        You really need to see a neurologist. - Wagegoth

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        • #5
          Quoth blas View Post
          What's that green stuff on the ground?
          Not snow. Not ice. Must be oobleck.
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          • #6
            Man, that's just weird. The passenger side fuel tank looks intact, it's entirely possible the other one is as well, and diesel fuel doesn't burn all that easily in any event. Gotta wonder just what the driver had inside the cab to cause it to burn like that, cause semi tractors aren't exactly the most inflammable things in the world. It'd take a helluva lot more than just a dropped cigarette in the cab to start that kind of fire. Maybe something in the wiring went bad? I do hope the driver made it out ok, looks like he at least had enough sense to pull off to the shoulder when he realized something was wrong.

            Oh, and that green stuff? Fungus from outer space is my guess. We don't have that kind of thing here where I live.
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            • #7
              Maybe the trucker had one of those portable Shake-n-Bake meth labs in a bottle that went ker-splodey? ... Though the damage does seem a little too extensive for that.

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              • #8
                That...is impressive. And I hope the driver is okay.

                Quoth dalesys View Post
                Not snow. Not ice. Must be oobleck.
                Props for the Seuss reference.
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                • #9
                  The newspaper had a better photo up now:



                  Just....holy balls!


                  As for the green stuff...our ground is green. Hey, we aren't the only weird ones! I hear rumors of places where skies are an odd blue color with a bright round thing in the sky. Nature is just weird in some places, I guess.
                  Last edited by bhskittykatt; 01-28-2012, 02:06 AM.
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                  • #10
                    Quoth Kogarashi View Post
                    Props for the Seuss reference.
                    I have Bartholomew & the Oobleck in my mp3 library.

                    (dubbed from a cassette my daughter got for her little sister. We had the LP when I was a pre-shaver.
                    I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
                    Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
                    Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.

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                    • #11
                      Hmm, my boyfriend suggested the driver might have had a heater going in the cab that caught fire. Boy oh boy, wonder who's going to cover the cost of that!?
                      "If anyone wants this old box containing the broken bits of my former faith in humanity, I'll take your best offer now. You may be able to salvage a few of em' for parts..... " - Quote by Argabarga

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                      • #12
                        Quoth LillFilly View Post
                        Hmm, my boyfriend suggested the driver might have had a heater going in the cab that caught fire. Boy oh boy, wonder who's going to cover the cost of that!?
                        That sounds pretty plausible. Our ground may be green, but it's still fairly COLD out!
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                        • #13
                          Our ground is brown. Greenish in spots, but mostly it's got this brown stuff that's supposed to be called 'grass'.

                          But yeah, the sky is bright blue, and there's a hot round thing up there.
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                          1. Would you rather be right, or get the result you want?
                          2. If you're consistently getting results you don't want, change what you do.
                          3. Deal with the situation you have now, however it occurred.
                          4. Accept the consequences of your decisions.

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                          • #14
                            Quoth Seshat View Post
                            ... there's a hot round thing up there.
                            So you're the one that stole it!
                            I am not an a**hole. I am a hemorrhoid. I irritate a**holes!
                            Procrastination: Forward planning to insure there is something to do tomorrow.
                            Derails threads faster than a pocket nuke.

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                            • #15
                              I'd also guess that the heater overheated and caught fire.

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