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Old 08-14-17 | 09:29 AM
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Default Barbecue grill in back of SUV explodes when woman lights up




ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Florida woman lit a cigarette, sparking an explosion of a propane barbecue grill being transported in her SUV.

Orlando police Lt. Cindy Lane tells news outlets that the grill was turned on and the propane tank was open in the back of the red Kia Sorento as she left a barbecue at the Central Florida Fairgrounds on Sunday afternoon.

Lane says the woman and her husband were burned and their sports utility vehicle was severely damaged. The couple's injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.






http://www.ctvnews.ca/autos/barbecue...s-up-1.3544542
Old 08-14-17 | 10:19 AM
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Severely damaged? More than that......the vehicle is easily totalled, even if it was new or almost new. One glance, and that's obvious.

I'm glad the woman and her husband pulled through it OK, and are, at least, not facing life-threatening injuries or burns. That's a prefect example, though, of why our condo association does not allow propane grilles on the property (only charcoal-burning ones)...propane-burners are simply too risky. And, of course, although condo associations cannot legally ban cigarettes for adults, wise people will avoid smoking whether it is legal or not.
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so did they not smell the odor additive they put in propane?
Old 08-14-17 | 01:31 PM
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How did they survive is the better question
Old 08-14-17 | 01:36 PM
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so did they not smell the odor additive they put in propane?
The odor from the cigarettes may (?) have masked it.
Old 08-14-17 | 01:38 PM
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Old 08-14-17 | 01:40 PM
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darwin didn't do enough
Old 08-14-17 | 01:58 PM
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concidence?
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to cap off a good day

The couple, Pierre Dadaille and Meguydeline Dessource, had the grill in the back of their red Kia Sorento, Orlando Police Lt. Cindy Lane said.
Dadaille, 39, had an active warrant for his arrest on a fleeing and eluding charge, according to police.
He was arrested Sunday and was being held without bail at the Orange County Jail Monday on that charge and on a charge of resisting arrest without violence.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...813-story.html
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Hahaha, thats a pretty bad day.
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Old 08-14-17 | 06:25 PM
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The local sports radio show in Chicago does a daily Florida or Ohio quiz for really dumb stuff

The story is almost always from Florida
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
concidence?
Huh what??
Old 08-14-17 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna

the Kia was also a rental. Hope they have rental insurance..
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Originally Posted by S2000toIS350
The story is almost always from Florida
9 people shot to death in chicago this weekend. i'll take the darwin award winners over that.



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