man escapes burning van--candle tipped over

[lenny flank]

https://www.saanichnews.com/news/man-escapes-burning-van-near-topaz-park/




"The man was sleeping inside the van when the fire started. It is believed the fire started when a candle tipped over, igniting the inside of the van."




[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Having an open flame in the van is a terribly bad idea.[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]It's not clear from the article whether this was just a New Agey candle thing or if he was trying to heat the van with a candle, but those silly flower-pot candles you see all over the Internet are not only dangerous, but they don't work. A typical candle puts out about 250 BTU of heat, not enough to make any significant difference in a volume the size of a van interior. It's like trying to heat your van with a cigarette lighter.[/font]

 

[RVTravel]

Lots of open flames in rv..pilot lights, etc...it depends on how stable a platform it is on. Even worse to have spillable liquid fuel like some that want alcohol stoves.

 

[lenny flank]

My alcohol stove has a cotton wick so it absorbs all the liquid. No spills.

 

[MrNoodly]

That should say, "Man escapes his own bad decision."

 

[ratfink56]

Chance of fire is why I want access to my side and rear doors.

 

[B and C]

Lots of open flames in rv..pilot lights, etc...it depends on how stable a platform it is on. Even worse to have spillable liquid fuel like some that want alcohol stoves.

I don't think pilot light's in an RV is a correct assessment as a "open flame".  They are usually behind or in some metal enclosure where they can't tip over and are not close enough to combustible materials.  RV's are very safe.

 

[tx2sturgis]

He didn't have magic powers like me and Bob.

:dodgy: