A Florida couple transporting a propane barbecue grill inside their SUV was injured Sunday after a woman lit a cigarette, sparking an explosion.
The grill was turned on and the propane tank was open in the back of the red Kia Sorento when the couple left a barbecue at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando police Lt. Cindy Lane told the Orlando Sentinel
After the explosion, the vehicle kept traveling until it crashed into a pole, according to Lane.
Both people inside the SUV sustained burns, but their injuries are not life-threatening, FOX35 Orlando reported.
Photos of the SUV posted by the Orlando Police Department show the vehicle's roof partially blown off.
The photos posted by police also show the windshield blown out, and dents all over the vehicle.
They're lucky to be alive. I imagine they're deaf or damn near deaf now.
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August 14, 2017, 04:42 PM
arfmel
Life can be tough when you're stupid.
August 14, 2017, 04:44 PM
MikeGLI
LOL, fucking Florida never disappoints. I'm not sure how you don't smell your car filling with propane.
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August 14, 2017, 04:46 PM
TXJIM
Hahahahahahaha.....thats all I have, wow!
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August 14, 2017, 04:47 PM
apf383
quote:
Originally posted by MikeGLI: LOL, fucking Florida never disappoints. I'm not sure how you don't smell your car filling with propane.
I can smell when mine fills with gas. I usually lock the window on my wifes passenger side!!!
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August 14, 2017, 04:47 PM
tatortodd
quote:
Originally posted by MikeGLI: I'm not sure how you don't smell your car filling with propane.
You might not smell the mercaptan if a passenger ate White Castle and drank Stroh's the night before...
In all seriousness, there is nothing in everyday life that smells like mercaptan. If you smell mercaptan you have a gas leak and need to take immediate action (ventilate as youl evacuate, and then shutoff {you or the pros}).
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August 14, 2017, 04:51 PM
ensigmatic
Well, since nobody died or was too seriously injured...
This cracks me up:
quote:
After the explosion, the vehicle kept traveling until it crashed into a pole...
...the windshield blown out, and dents all over the vehicle.
Seems like even propane and a lit cigarette can't fix stupid. I mean, they couldn't smell the propane?!?! WTAF, over?
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August 14, 2017, 04:54 PM
RHINOWSO
quote:
Originally posted by MikeGLI: LOL, fucking Florida never disappoints. I'm not sure how you don't smell your car filling with propane.
She must have been smoking Menthols!
August 14, 2017, 04:59 PM
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August 14, 2017, 04:59 PM
Jimbo54
quote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
quote:
Originally posted by MikeGLI: LOL, fucking Florida never disappoints. I'm not sure how you don't smell your car filling with propane.
She must have been smoking Menthols!
Or Propane light 100's.
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August 14, 2017, 05:01 PM
Georgeair
It's almost impossible to understand how nobody died in that, unless the FD tore that all apart with equipment to get them out. That is an incredible amount of damage!
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August 14, 2017, 05:04 PM
Some Shot
Timing is important.
"Don't light that cigarette yet. Wait a couple more minutes 'till we're on the Interstate."
I don't know what one of those is supposed to look like, but that isn't gonna buff out.
August 14, 2017, 05:08 PM
Sailor1911
Amazing no one was killed in "The Big Red Egg"
I see a new warning label in the offing!
Place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark.
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August 14, 2017, 05:08 PM
ryan81986
quote:
Originally posted by Georgeair: It's almost impossible to understand how nobody died in that, unless the FD tore that all apart with equipment to get them out. That is an incredible amount of damage!
The rear door is actually in two pieces in that photo. If you look, you can see that the inner panel is still connected to the body of the car.
It looks like all of that is blast damage, not FD damage.
August 14, 2017, 05:13 PM
ASKSmith
Same thing happened to a co-worker who was tailgaiting at a baseball game. She put the tank in the car before the game, and came back a few hours later.
I imagine the beers had something to do with why she couldn't smell it.
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August 14, 2017, 05:15 PM
chellim1
quote:
The grill was turned on and the propane tank was open in the back of the red Kia Sorento when the couple left a barbecue at the Central Florida Fairgrounds, ...
I don't know about you.... but I always make sure the gas is off both at the knobs and at the tank before I even take the meat off of the grill. When transporting a tank, I not only double check that the tank is closed, but I put one of those plastic safety things on it. These people are idiots.
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August 14, 2017, 05:23 PM
TMats
Looks like, for awhile there, that was kind of a nice car.
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August 14, 2017, 05:24 PM
Rightwire
quote:
Originally posted by tatortodd: They're lucky to be alive. I imagine they're deaf or damn near deaf now.
What???
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August 14, 2017, 05:53 PM
wcb6092
This would make a great Liberty Mutual commercial.
