December 6, 2009
The Fire Extinguisher Incident
Last night, while trying to put away a jacket in the closet, I knocked a box of cards off a shelf, which landed squarely on the handle of a fire extinguisher. Evidently, the safety pin was missing and the fire extinguisher triggered, blasting a thick white cloud into the closet. Within just a few seconds, there was a half-inch of dust on the floor, and enough dust in the air to set off the fire alarm. Yadda, yadda, yadda, it took us several hours to clean up the mess.
The lesson learned is to inspect your fire extinguisher annually.
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- You can see where I was standing when the fire extinguisher triggered.
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- The accident left a half-inch of dust in the closet.
I have to admit however, that this is not the worse mess I’ve ever made with a fire extinguisher.
Filed by Eric at 12:17 pm under Life in General
2 Comments
Yikes! Now I want to hear the other fire extinguisher story!
I’m not sure if the statute of limitations is up so I can talk about publicly. I still think I should have been considered a hero for not letting the fire get out of control, even if I did use 10x as much fire extinguisher as necessary.