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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:15 PM Mar 2017

Florida fire started by book burning destroys two homes

Source: CNN

(CNN)Two homes in Nassau County, Florida, were destroyed in a wildfire caused by a man who was burning books Wednesday.

Only a few minor injuries to emergency personnel have been reported in what's being called the Garfield Road Fire, according to the Florida Forest Service. It has burned an estimated 696 acres near Bryceville, about 20 miles west of Jacksonville.
Officials said in a news conference Thursday the wildfire was 80% contained.
Six other homes were damaged and at least 19 sheds and other structures were severely damaged or considered a total loss, Billy Estep, director of emergency management in Nassau County, told reporters at the news conference.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com//2017/03/23/us/florida-book-burning-fire/index.html



It doesn't appear to be a political act, just a guy burning paperbacks.

However it seems like the perfect analogy for the Republican House actions today.
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Florida fire started by book burning destroys two homes (Original Post) grantcart Mar 2017 OP
CNN's headline is a bit deceptive since most think of book burning rurallib Mar 2017 #1
I agree, but it still sounded like a good example of what the Republicans are doing in the House. grantcart Mar 2017 #3
The good advice would seem to be not to burn books. dchill Mar 2017 #20
Fucking morons gopiscrap Mar 2017 #2
CNN says the law is NO burning household garbage in Florida. Ford_Prefect Mar 2017 #4
The Florida Forest Service to the contrary, books aren't garbage. Virtual Burlesque Mar 2017 #10
Depends on the condition of the books too. Ford_Prefect Mar 2017 #12
My first thought was that it was that Terry Jones idiot TlalocW Mar 2017 #5
Yeah Grizzled Ol Granddad Mar 2017 #14
There are probably better ways to get rid of excess paperbacks. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2017 #6
Where's the fun in that? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #7
Good point. My methods probably don't involve ... beer. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2017 #9
He was just trying to get rid of his multiple copies of "Idiot's Guide to Voting Republican" FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #11
Paperbackswap.com, also. Swap paperbacks with other users. JudyM Mar 2017 #8
It does not matter if it was because he did not approve of the books or not Doreen Mar 2017 #13
Was one of the books titled Fahrenheit 451? Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #15
DUZY! no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #18
It's been reported the man was playing a fiddle while burning the books. Kaleva Mar 2017 #16
Florida Man, the World's Worst Superhero, is at it again n/t Ellen Forradalom Mar 2017 #17
LOL ... Whenever a story starts "Florida Man" you know idiocy is 'bout to come next ... mr_lebowski Mar 2017 #21
Trump will make book burning the official policy nation-wide IronLionZion Mar 2017 #19

rurallib

(62,448 posts)
1. CNN's headline is a bit deceptive since most think of book burning
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:19 PM
Mar 2017

as some kind of a political act. The guy was burning trash.

But it was an illegal fire and I don't know what the law is, but in my book he should be held responsible

Ford_Prefect

(7,919 posts)
4. CNN says the law is NO burning household garbage in Florida.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:32 PM
Mar 2017
The fire started when a man was burning paperback books, said Annaleasa Winter of the Florida Forest Service, in a briefing Wednesday night.
"It was an illegal burn," she said, adding that it's against the law to burn household garbage in Florida. "It was paper. It got away from him."
The man's intention was to burn some trash, Estep told CNN.
&quot It was) purely an accident," he said.

Virtual Burlesque

(132 posts)
10. The Florida Forest Service to the contrary, books aren't garbage.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:49 PM
Mar 2017

Most medium-sized cities have used book exchanges where he may have got rid of the paperbacks and had a few coins in his pocket to jingle instead of a Forest Services subpoena. Or, so long as they weren't pornographic, he could have donated them to a hospital.

Ford_Prefect

(7,919 posts)
12. Depends on the condition of the books too.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:00 PM
Mar 2017

Sadly I've lost a number to mold, along with an occasional copy to the vindictive dog syndrome. In a wet, Semi-Tropical environment like this some things just don't hold up without careful preservation.

TlalocW

(15,391 posts)
5. My first thought was that it was that Terry Jones idiot
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:35 PM
Mar 2017

Not the member of Monty Python, but the evangelist trying his best to jump on the religious hate bandwagon to get whatever scraps he can by burning Korans.

TlalocW

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,364 posts)
6. There are probably better ways to get rid of excess paperbacks.
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 05:43 PM
Mar 2017

Salvation Army, church sales, V.A. hospitals, recycle, etc

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
13. It does not matter if it was because he did not approve of the books or not
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 06:07 PM
Mar 2017

he is just an idiot. OMG!!

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
21. LOL ... Whenever a story starts "Florida Man" you know idiocy is 'bout to come next ...
Fri Mar 24, 2017, 02:56 AM
Mar 2017

Gotta be the dumbest state in the Union I swear ... no offense to the DU'ers living there. But it sure seems like, outside the coasts/liberal areas, there's a whole GAGGLE of stupid ...

IronLionZion

(45,528 posts)
19. Trump will make book burning the official policy nation-wide
Thu Mar 23, 2017, 09:53 PM
Mar 2017

in order to make America great again we must root out the real cause of triggered snowflakes: education. Burn all the books in a big raging Trumpster fire!

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