Extremely Close Call
The other night our neighbor and wife were watching TV with the electric fireplace on. All of a sudden flames shot out from behind the TV ( fireplace is below the TV). He ripped the TV off the wall an...
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Coach-man wrote:Mile High wrote:minnow wrote:
The topic is about a potential fireplace remote short issue. All you firemen experts should start your own topic on the pro's and con's of baking powder. Why is it that every time some good hearted person takes the time and effort to warn others of a potential problem, some of you always want to criticize actions taken that have NOTHING to do with the original topic.
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I agree it is not the original topic, but when someone posts info that may get them killed or badly injured someone shoul point that out! And that little "fire extinguisher" that came with your RV is not something to rely on in case of a fire, sorry if we stepped on this post, but if it saves someone from a loss due to a fire then, slap our wrists!
In this particular circumstance, the OP was able to put out the fire even though the method used (water) was not ideal. If he had followed some of the advice here(flour, baking soda, Fire extinguisher "A", "B" or "C" ?????) his RV probably would of burn't to the ground while all the fire experts stood around arguing semantics. The fact remains, the OP had a fire, he put it out and then foolishly came here to warn others of a potential fire hazard with a remote control. That's it.
