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SmokedRam
10-25-2011, 08:06 PM
http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2011/oct/25/6/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-port-of-tampa-busines-ar-274612/


click the tab that says "VIDEO" to watch the blaze.
Fla 66 cuda
10-25-2011, 08:19 PM
How does a pile of metal burn [musta been the other crap in the pile]
SmokedRam
10-25-2011, 08:22 PM
They have a fire or explostion there atleast twice a year. Normally the conveyors jam up and catch on fire. They recycle mostly cars and stuff....
Fla 66 cuda
10-25-2011, 08:36 PM
Musta been all the upolstery and insulation that went up.
SmokedRam
10-25-2011, 08:38 PM
Must have been...alot of the temp help we hire from Labor Ready like to go out there and work. They get to keep all the change they find in the scrap cars.
Fla 66 cuda
10-25-2011, 08:43 PM
That's my wife we go to the junkyard she dissapears searchin thru all the cars for jewelry and change i told her to be careful she don't grab a snake or worse.
SmokedRam
10-25-2011, 08:44 PM
Yeah no doubt...I have heard way too many horror stories of rattle snakes, possums and coons living in those junkyard cars.
4XLGator
10-25-2011, 08:59 PM
It sure was a lot of black smoke.
Fla 66 cuda
10-25-2011, 09:00 PM
Well if it did not hurt her too bad she would probly eat the damn thing.
SmokedRam
10-25-2011, 09:02 PM
Well if it did not hurt her too bad she would probly eat the damn thing.


OMG!!!


And Lee, yep, it was!
Fla 66 cuda
10-25-2011, 09:13 PM
Ya know asians they'll eat any thing almost. Dip it in tempura batter and fry it up add a little hot peppers and mmmmmmmmmmm tasty.
Smitty
10-26-2011, 12:26 PM
Was behind the fire truck coming down Causeway on the way home yesterday. From what I could see it looked like one of the oil storage tanks was on fire.
SmokedRam
10-26-2011, 12:30 PM
Nope, no oil tanks burning.
Smitty
10-26-2011, 12:32 PM
Ya know asians they'll eat any thing almost. Dip it in tempura batter and fry it up add a little hot peppers and mmmmmmmmmmm tasty.

Taste just like chicken!
Smitty
10-26-2011, 12:33 PM
Nope, no oil tanks burning.

Yep, saw that once I got home and saw the report on the news.
UnderCover
10-26-2011, 07:51 PM
Nothing I hate worse than cars burning. Especially many of these newer cars with magnesium in the engine or other parts of the car. If you've never seen a magnesium fire get hit with water, it's quite a sight to see. I'm gonna see if I can find a video of it for y'all.
UnderCover
10-26-2011, 07:59 PM
Here ya go.. This video, skip to about 1:07. The camera shakes, and then right after, he hits the magnesium.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY9ri-UOoLo

And this is a great video on how to get fucked up by a car fire. No air pack. This guy got luck he didn't loose his face. The good stuff happens at about 0:35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1hhgTbtsCs&feature=related