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Always allow engine to cool before adding gasoline.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 3:07pm, 500 block Lorimer Rd. – Outside equipment fire – Davidson Engine 1 responded to this incident and arrived to find a small active fire involving a pressure washer and a gas can. The fire reportedly started when it was being refueled while still hot. The fire was quickly extinguished with a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher from Engine 1. Davidson Fire responds to equipment fire, traffic accidents*|*DavidsonNews.net
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During refueling of a hot-water pressure washer fuel tank with a 5 gallon safety can, the tank overflowed, spilling a small volume of gasoline down into an area between the engine and the boiler. Vapors from the spilled fuel ignited.
OPEX Share - Fire During Refueling of Hot Water Pressure Washer
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On Saturday, June 29, at around 2 pm, as many students were off for the weekend basking in the sun and enjoying a rare weekend without rain, a fire occurred in the corridor walkway between C and D buildings.The fire started while an equipment operator was executing a routine refueling operation of a pressure washer and involved a powered utility cart. At the time of the incident, the operator had been cleaning the bricks in the courtyard between C and D Building to reduce buildup that puts students at risk of slipping and injury......................Fire damages C building
Always allow engine to cool before adding gasoline.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 3:07pm, 500 block Lorimer Rd. – Outside equipment fire – Davidson Engine 1 responded to this incident and arrived to find a small active fire involving a pressure washer and a gas can. The fire reportedly started when it was being refueled while still hot. The fire was quickly extinguished with a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher from Engine 1. Davidson Fire responds to equipment fire, traffic accidents*|*DavidsonNews.net
:burn:
During refueling of a hot-water pressure washer fuel tank with a 5 gallon safety can, the tank overflowed, spilling a small volume of gasoline down into an area between the engine and the boiler. Vapors from the spilled fuel ignited.
OPEX Share - Fire During Refueling of Hot Water Pressure Washer
:burn:
On Saturday, June 29, at around 2 pm, as many students were off for the weekend basking in the sun and enjoying a rare weekend without rain, a fire occurred in the corridor walkway between C and D buildings.The fire started while an equipment operator was executing a routine refueling operation of a pressure washer and involved a powered utility cart. At the time of the incident, the operator had been cleaning the bricks in the courtyard between C and D Building to reduce buildup that puts students at risk of slipping and injury......................Fire damages C building