This site uses cookies to maintain login information on FarmallCub.Com. Click the X in the banner upper right corner to close this notice. For more information on our privacy policy, visit this link: Privacy Policy
NEW REGISTERED MEMBERS: Be sure to check your SPAM/JUNK folders for the activation email.
acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
Forum rules
Safety is an important and often overlooked topic. Make safety a part of your everyday life and let others know how much you care by making their lives safer too. Let the next generation of tractor enthusiasts benefit from your experience, and maybe save a life or appendages.
Safety is an important and often overlooked topic. Make safety a part of your everyday life and let others know how much you care by making their lives safer too. Let the next generation of tractor enthusiasts benefit from your experience, and maybe save a life or appendages.
-
- 10+ Years
acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
As some of you may know I am a fire investigator in my life away from cubs - the other day while working a scene I snapped this photo of an M size acetylene cylinder that was exposed to heavy fire in a detached shop. This obviously exploded and I found it 120' from the area of origin. It is constructed of 3/16" steel - just thought it was interesting as many of us have welding / cutting outfits in our shops.
-
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 4436
- Joined: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:45 pm
- Zip Code: 32536
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: FL, Crestview
Re: acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
What was the cause of the fire?
Screwstick #3934
FCub - LoBoy - Numbered Series - Power Unit Databases
FCub - LoBoy - Numbered Series - Power Unit Databases
-
- 10+ Years
Re: acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
RaymondDurban wrote:What was the cause of the fire?
Improper use of an electrical space heater (sorry but I have to be careful about going into detail)
-
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 23701
- Joined: Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:09 pm
- Zip Code: 63664
- Tractors Owned: 47, 48, 49 cub plus Wagner loader & other attachments. 41 Farmall H.
- Location: Mo, Potosi
Re: acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
There was a fire at a plant gas plant in St. Louis a few years ago, they filled all types of gas bottles there. some of the acetylene bottles were found a few blocks away.
If you are not part of the solution,
you are part of the problem!!!
you are part of the problem!!!
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 2253
- Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:23 pm
- Zip Code: 39861
- Tractors Owned: 76 Cub Denim Springs
49 Cub Denim Springs
51 Cub Uncle Harvey
"Jacksonville" 53 Cub
"Jackson" 76 Cub
"Louie" 64 Cub Fast Hitch
"Paw Paw"71 Cub Fast
Hitch
"Alvin" 72 Cub
"Ugly" 75 Cub
76 Cub Val
Mr. Kirkland" 77 Red Cub
77 Cub "Russell
76 Cub w/fast hitch "Edgar"
76 - 185 Cub Lo Boy
John Deere 2003 - 5320
Kubota 7060
Kubota 5400
Kubota 2680
John Deere 445
TO20 Ferguson - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Jakin Georgia
-
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 2461
- Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:53 am
- Zip Code: 47906
- eBay ID: steveb05
- Tractors Owned: 1947 in well used condition
1948 restored
Nice original 1950 just out of the Demo Range
628 2 wheel Trailer
1950 Demo
Tryke
Rat Cub - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: IN West Lafayette
Re: acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
that looks like a BLEVE !It would have been Cool to see it fly through the air. Just kidding I am also in the fire fighting business and have seen afew cylinders BLEVE it wasn't a pleasant feeling but it was funny later.
Be prepared to be unprepared Seth Goden
-
- Cub Pro
- Posts: 7760
- Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:56 am
- Zip Code: 64070
- Tractors Owned: 1942 Farmall AV, serial #87025
1947 Farmall Circle Cub, serial #2116
1948 Farmall Cub, serial #46066 - Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: Lone Jack, MO
Re: acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
John *.?-!.* cub owner wrote:There was a fire at a plant gas plant in St. Louis a few years ago, they filled all types of gas bottles there. some of the acetylene bottles were found a few blocks away.
I remember that. Think they said bottles were shooting up like rockets landing blocks away from the explosion/fire.
-
- 10+ Years
- Posts: 5238
- Joined: Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:53 am
- Zip Code: 28521
- Tractors Owned: Collector of Super As, Corn Pickers, and a buncha other junk. Even a Cub now and then...
- Circle of Safety: Y
- Location: NC, Jacksonville area
Re: acetylene cylinder exposed to heavy fire
homstead wrote:As some of you may know I am a fire investigator in my life away from cubs - the other day while working a scene I snapped this photo of an M size acetylene cylinder that was exposed to heavy fire in a detached shop. This obviously exploded and I found it 120' from the area of origin. It is constructed of 3/16" steel - just thought it was interesting as many of us have welding / cutting outfits in our shops.
I am going to save this picture for when we go over shop safety in class.....
Al
White Demo Super A Restoration Updates
Let us pray for farmers and all who prepare the soil for planting, that the seeds they sow may lead to a bountiful harvest.
Celebrating 75 years of the Super A: 1947-2022
Let us pray for farmers and all who prepare the soil for planting, that the seeds they sow may lead to a bountiful harvest.
Celebrating 75 years of the Super A: 1947-2022
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
-
How heavy of a wagon load can the Cub pull? Attachment(s)
by ShawnAgne » Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:24 pm » in Farmall Cub - 16
- 665
-
by Magnum
Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:48 am
-
-
- 16
- 884
-
by John *.?-!.* cub owner
Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:09 pm
-
- 15
- 730
-
by tgrist
Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:41 am
-
- 12
- 313
-
by Glen
Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:14 pm
-
-
and then we set it on fire?
by AndrewSpencer » Tue Jan 02, 2024 7:39 am » in Other Tractors and Machinery - 10
- 1307
-
by Gary Dotson
Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:36 am
-
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests