Van fire (well almost)

[nsbs]

First thing this morning I needed to nip into B&Q to buy a tape measure. When I returned to the van, opened the back door it was full of smoke. My first thought

 

[Zeespark]

Something from the chassis? exhaust fumes perhaps?

AndyGuinness

 

[nsbs]

Something from the chassis? exhaust fumes perhaps?AndyGuinness

I have no idea. Mystery to me.

 

[Evans Electric]

Do you smoke in the van?

And yeah ...thanks a bloody lot B & sodding Q for nothing .

They'd have charged you for the water too you know!!!

 

[m4tty]

Spontanious Combustion ?

 

[husky2013]

just been thinking,

was the dust sheet plastic???? can the sunlight from your front window shine through into the back of the van?

if so then its possible that the sun shining through the window and onto the sheet, therefore causing it to heat up and begin smouldering! then when you opened the doors you added o2 into the mix. so ina sense m4atty is right Spontanios Combustion!

 

[Sidewinder]

^ could be the same for a cloth sheet especially depending on what was contained in it!!!

 

[kerching]

B & Q short on sales so the 'coleagues from the Fire Extinguisher department' tried a bit of 'door to door'..... :coat

 

[SteveT]

Maybe it is worth relaying to B&Q HQ - carp service and all that, and by the way - have you used your trade card yet - never seems to get any discount!!!!!

 

[Andy™]

even more reason for keeping your own fire extinguisher... i have a 1KG powder in the cab, 2KG powder & 6L foam in the back. fortunately, never had to use any of them yet

 

[Apache]

Was there any oil on the dust sheet? It is a recognised phenomenon where screwed up oily rags can combust spontaneously. A warm van would only help things along. I do a bit of wooturining and keep my cloths to oil things flat and in a sealed plastic container to prevent this happening.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/3i7BMdVf7i8?feature=oembed

 

[wozz]

I believe a linseed soaked rag caused a huge fire in a office block in america years ago, watched a bit of a program about it.

 

[M107]

spilt/dust containing urethane can heat & smoulder due to chemical reaction

 

[Phoenix]

I ran into B&Q and asked if I could have a fire extinguisher. The answer was no

 

[revjames]

Just read this as 'BBQ not helpful' and thought, well having a BBQ in your van is bound to make it catch fire :C

 

[lkayelectrical]

i refuse to use them unless i have no choice any more after waiting 30 mins at a check out for a price conformation ended up walking out leaving every thing at till

 

[Doc Hudson]

i refuse to use them unless i have no choice any more after waiting 30 mins at a check out for a price conformation ended up walking out leaving every thing at till

Trade counter tills or standard tills?

Doc H.

 

[lkayelectrical]

Standard it was when I was still on the cards