Firefighters inhaled as ton of pot burned, chief says

Source: cnn



Firefighters inhaled as ton of pot burned, chief says
POSTED: 11:07 a.m. EDT, June 22, 2007
Story Highlights
• Ton of pot burns in Texas warehouse
• 35 firefighters respond; battle blaze for half an hour
• Chief says they inhaled enough fumes to flunk drug test


EDINBURG, Texas (AP) -- Firefighters who spent half an hour fighting a blaze in which 2,000 pounds of marijuana went up in smoke breathed so much of it that they would have failed a drug test, a fire chief said.

It took more than 35 firefighters, 1,000 gallons of water and five gallons of chemical suppressant to extinguish the warehouse blaze on Wednesday, Fire Chief Shawn Snider said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were investigating the origin of the drugs.

The Hidalgo County fire marshal was investigating whether arson was the cause.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/22/pot.blaze.ap/index.html

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I am jealous. I love the sweet smell.

:rofl:

but nobody cared

I wish the warehouse full of pot next door to me would burn down. :(

Breathe deep, Grasshopper...


:evilgrin:

never mind.

:smoke:

Pass it on.
:smoke:

:cry:
I was visiting family two weeks ago in Edinburg I would have loved to "volunteered":evilgrin:
:smoke:

Yeah, too bad I wasn't there, I'd be fighting for the best "spot"

:rofl:

This is proof that the drug dealers are in the last throws.
So desperate, they'd burn their own weed.
We've got them on the run.

35 Firefighters X 30 minutes=1050
1000 gallons water+5 gallons suppresant chemical=1005
THEREFORE each firefighter delivered .9571428 gallons per minute....
Does this sound like a proffessional assault on a conflagration or more like they stopped for Cheeto's while wandering by with beach pails???

:rofl:

:rofl:

and 3 hours on the scene inhaling investigating while smoke dissipates

"EDINBURG, Texas (AP) -- Firefighters who spent half an hour fighting a blaze in which 2,000 pounds of marijuana went up in smoke breathed so much of it that they would have failed a drug test, a fire chief said.
"

"Why am I holding this bucket?"

Darn short term memory loss.

on edit;
Oops. Meant to reply to post #8. And I have no excuses.

:hi::rofl:

them from inhaling smoke and chemicals.

On the other hand, I suppose there are some fires where they don't need that equimpment as much as others. And, some fires aren't as serious as others and I'll bet by the time this one was out, it was probably one of the funniest calls these fire fighters ever responded to.

I've never been one to stop and gawk at accidents or fires, but I might have made an exception for this one, especially if I could have found a spot downwind. :headbang:

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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Fri Jun-22-07 12:25 PM
Original message
Firefighters inhaled as ton of pot burned, chief says

:rofl:

The fX show, Rescue Me, did an episode where this exact thing happened!
The guys all game downstairs, then started talking about how dry their mouths were, and how hungry they were all of a sudden.
It was hilarious!

Someone in Edinburg has done a wonderful public service. Let us remember this next time, before we criticize Texas. Two thousand pounds, my friends. Two. Thousand. Pounds.
:patriot:

in Texas, it was probably mexi-swag....eeeeeuuuwwww!

i wonder indeed :D

Got stuck in a fire with the basement crop burning. Trying to keep a straight face and explain to their boss what happened was pretty good.

:)

:)

It's like smelling cinnamon buns, but not getting to have any.

:cry:

The deputies got high destroying (burning) confiscated drugs in the desert.

:rofl: