please give the thread below some K/R's-exploding FEMA trailers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1988665

bigtree (1000+ posts) Sat Aug-26-06 12:05 PM
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Wait a year for a FEMA trailer, get it, go inside . . . and it explodes

Long-awaited FEMA trailer explodes

NEW ORLEANS A New Orleans couple waited nearly a year for a FEMA trailer, only to have it explode minutes after they got inside.

A neighbor says the man appeared to have been burned to the bone on his arms.

Fire officials say flammable vapors somehow ignited, causing an explosion and a rolling wave of fire throughout the trailer. The cause is under investigation.

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=5329686

The trailers have noxious, perhaps damaging fumes, but I believe this thread's title is misleading.

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4869386

Baton Rouge Fire Department Takes A Closer Look At FEMA Trailers in Baton Rouge
May 8, 2006 05:18 AM


Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman Robert Combs knows how quickly a fire can destroy a trailer like the ones in the Baton Rouge FEMA Trailer Park.

After a trailer exploded in Slidell three weeks ago, Combs hopes to prevent a similar explosion here.

Investigators re-examined the burned out Slidell trailer on Friday looking for what caused the blast. The explosion severely burned John Meyer, causing him eventually to die.

Investigators don't know what caused the Slidell trailer to explode, but they found one potential danger they're warning about. Fire investigators say gas leak detectors used to detect high propane levels may not be sensitive enough, especially if stove burners inside the trailer are turned on, but not lit.

I was looking for additional evidence of "exploding trailers"; what you've supplied supports my working theory: some shabby craftsmanship, which unfortunately is normal, and the mostly like cause of fires... people.

A spokesman for the State Fire Marshal's Office says their investigation shows the FEMA trailer fire started at a recliner in the living area possibly from a cigarette or candle.

http://www.kplctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5257005&nav=0nqx

Fire investigators said it appears Tufaro was smoking when he fell asleep or lost consciousness because of a medical problem.

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/frontpage/index.ssf?/base/news-6/115415319396960.xml&coll=1

http://www.sttammany.com/news-detail/article/564/second-fema.html
Second FEMA Trailer Fire This Week Claims Life of St. Bernard Man in Slidell July 28, 2006

A man in his 60’s died when his FEMA trailer suddenly erupted into flames Friday morning, St. Tammany Parish Fire District #1 Deputy Captain David Huhn said.

A neighbor pulled the man from the burning trailer at a FEMA trailer park located at 2601 Old Spanish Trail in Slidell and administered CPR until firefighters arrived and took over. However, the unidentified victim believed to have relocated to the trailer park from St. Bernard Parish after Hurricane Katrina, was declared dead at the scene, a spokesman from the St. Tammany Parish Fire District #1 said.

Four engine companies responded to the fire. “We contained the fire quickly but these campers go up fast, so people need to know to get out as fast as they can,” Huhn said.

This is the second FEMA trailer fire this week. Thursday, a FEMA trailer occupied by Richard Blades at 72657 Highway 21 ignited around lunchtime. A spokesman for parish Fire District 12 said that they got a 911 call at 12:52 p.m. and that the fire was put out in three minutes by a crew of seven firefighters.