I believe you might remember a thread I started. I think it was a year or a year & a half ago. I was going to look for it a little but I'm not patient enough to take the time to find it.
The people across the street had a propane grill right against the back of their home. Either the tank was not attached correctly, or the seal was damaged or missing. The man said they had just changed the tank. When they lit the grill fire spewed out of it where the hose connects to the tank. It was against vinyl siding. The siding caught fire though the homeowner said he was wetting it down trying to keep it from catching. From there the fire went right up into the eaves & into the attic. The whole house was on fire in short order.
The grill was behind their home. I was sitting on my front porch. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out what was going on. First, I heard popping noises. I thought they might be running some sort of equipment. Then I saw white smoke (steam from where the homeowner was wetting the siding down}. Finally, I saw flames shooting across the roof. That was when I ran across the street. They were coming out of the house. I asked if everyone was out. They were. I realized then that I don't think I could have made it in. It was very hot.
I should have probably acted sooner but I didn't really know what was going on & I generally try to mind my own business. I thought they were running some kind of equipment & burning trash.
We have both a charcoal grill & a propane one on the concrete patio outside our back door. They are a few feet from the house though & they are not positioned with the back of the grill facing the house.
The people across the street had a propane grill right against the back of their home. Either the tank was not attached correctly, or the seal was damaged or missing. The man said they had just changed the tank. When they lit the grill fire spewed out of it where the hose connects to the tank. It was against vinyl siding. The siding caught fire though the homeowner said he was wetting it down trying to keep it from catching. From there the fire went right up into the eaves & into the attic. The whole house was on fire in short order.
The grill was behind their home. I was sitting on my front porch. It took me a couple of minutes to figure out what was going on. First, I heard popping noises. I thought they might be running some sort of equipment. Then I saw white smoke (steam from where the homeowner was wetting the siding down}. Finally, I saw flames shooting across the roof. That was when I ran across the street. They were coming out of the house. I asked if everyone was out. They were. I realized then that I don't think I could have made it in. It was very hot.
I should have probably acted sooner but I didn't really know what was going on & I generally try to mind my own business. I thought they were running some kind of equipment & burning trash.
We have both a charcoal grill & a propane one on the concrete patio outside our back door. They are a few feet from the house though & they are not positioned with the back of the grill facing the house.
