Road side fire caused by failed trailer tire.

Now that everyone has had their fun it think it is time to close this thread as I feel no more benefit can come from it. Thank you all for your participation. :)
Barney

Not partaking in the bickering, just want to say, if Chris would have added the word possibly, after the word fire, much of the noise to follow could have been avoided. :)

I might add, I enjoyed Jake's courtroom drama, and admit to smiling at my computer. :)

Chris has added a lot of good info on these forums, and this was a thread of interest. I wished he'd had time for a pic. I like pics!

Jerry

Much of what I enjoy about this forum is people's observations about the world around them.

Chris: Don't let the curmudgeons get to you.

So,, you only had a two dimensional look at the Said Perp.Yet you deduced that this guy had to have started the fire,, yet No Fire near him?
How do you not know if the fire didn't cause the trailer incident?
I have seen an underground transformer, energize two miles of fence and where ever the fence was in contact with ground materials, caused combustion. who's to say this guy didn't have to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a looky loo? Or,, what if the smoked obscured his vision and he inadvertently struck a ground object causing damage to his trailer?

Now this guy has a claim and you have already accused him of arson?

time2roll wrote:
I don't buy it.

was it even for sale ? :B

The fire was intermittent along his side on the road. Not sure that he even knew about the fire and none was really close to where he stopped. He was on his cell phone standing by the trailer.

At 60 MPH I only know that a quick look under the single axle trailer showed that the passenger side was on the ground almost to the axle. Not even sure if it had a side by side or quad on it. Then the fire off and on for a good distance.

"I wonder why anyone would even bother posting such trivial noise." This is just a forum that you do not have to read. Chris

troubledwaters wrote:
Could have been caused by someone throwing a cigarette butt out. Pure speculation.
Having said that, I wonder why anyone would even bother posting such trivial noise.

And you SIR just added to the so called "NOISE" ! :B

I don't buy it.

Well, if thats the case, it could be ruled Arson from your testimony. But remember, there are allot of other factors to consider, Was the wheel in question smoking and throwing off sparks that you witnessed?
Was the vehicle operator or occupants trying to put out the fire?
Did you find the fires point of origin and search for evidence?
Did you pull all corresponding weather reports for that area and surrounding areas to rule out dry lightning? Get a local report from the nearest airport on wind activity, could be possible the fire was started by a person or persons or vehicle traveling in the opposite direction and wind might have played a key role!
Could the fire have been started for religious beliefs or reasons?
Did you search for the proverbial "Bush" to see if it could have been a factor!
From the point of the fires origin did you follow the ground topography and determine,given all the weather conditions including wind,wind speed,Humidity,Electrical activity in the air and ground fuels and come up with your theory that said person,persons,vehicle with out a shadow of a doubt Started that Fire?
OR,,Did you just Assume that theory?
Because we all know what "A** U Me" stands for?

Could have been caused by someone throwing a cigarette butt out. Pure speculation.
Having said that, I wonder why anyone would even bother posting such trivial noise.