Be Careful When Working On Your Car!!

[Jbuck2KCivic]

So Wednesday at around 6:00 a call came in, a garage explosion with people inside. I didn't think twice until they said the address, which was my buddy's grandparent's house. When we got there the garage was fully engulfed in flames, with my buddy laying on the ground with skin just rolling off him. Come to find out he was removing the gas tank on his vintage car and must have created a spark and blew up right next to him. He is now in critical condition in Strong Hospital with 50% of his body burned, from his head to waist. What's worse is that his dad suffered a heart attack when he saw his son on fire. Doctors say that he is listed day to day, and recovery time is 3-4 months. Just wanted to remind everyone here to take safety precautions whenever working on your cars.
Here is a link to the article: http://fltimes.com/articles/2007/04/19/news/news01-01.txt

 

[bcivichb]

wow thats horrible. i hope he will be ok

 

[Steven.]

there was a therad liek this before.

people need to be carefull

 

[DjTripp]

Sorry to hear. I'll pray for your friend.

 

[SKATERANGELO]

sorry

 

[House Special]

wow, damn.............that's sad..................

 

[Jbuck2KCivic]

I'll try to put some updates in when I found out.

 

[Going-West]

Geez, that's awful. Hope they both turn out ok.

 

[FRODO]

That is very very crappy....but on a side note you should always remove all gas from the tank before removing or working on it. Not saying your buddy is dumb are anything but a little knowledge will go along way.

Becareful feel car wrenchs. Jack stands are your best friend and i know its not the cool way to do things but always read your manual before doing stuff that might be dangerous, and if you fill over your head with a project dont do it!!!

 

[krazyblonde]

im sorry hun

 

[$lick Rick]

so.... he tried to remove a fuel tank.... with fuel still in it?

wow

 

[Jbuck2KCivic]

I'm not sure if there was any fuel in it or not, remember that just the fumes and a tiny amount can cause an explosion. There were also gas cans and another car in the garage at the time.

 

[Gonzo]

liquid fuel doesnt burn...its the fumes

 

[ryanM]

werd be careful, the other day we were finishing a swap in my friends 240 and some jackass lowered the tranny jack when i was still under there, the driveshaft slipped out and i got slammed in the face by the yoke of the shaft (big part with like 12 bolts sticking out) busted my eye and cheek open. hurt like a mother f**ker but chicks dig scars.

BE CAREFUL!

 

[Jmoto911]

Damn........

 

[soldiaboy]

damn thats horrible, this guy i knew was working under a car with a floor jack w/o the top plate and the car fell on him and died

 

[Suanico]

i feel very sympathetic for peple when i hear about freak accidents happening like this, and this is what i get when i click the link

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[Jbuck2KCivic]

Link seems to work now.

 

[Silver Bullet]

Sorry to hear. I'll pray for your friend.

and i will also

 

[Jbuck2KCivic]

Found out today that he can see out of both of his eyes, and is able to recognize when people are in the room. Also he has feeling in 9/10 fingers which is really good, they might have to amputate the 10th one because of no feeling. The doctors are worried about his lungs though because of the hot air he breathed in, damaged a spot on one.