Re: Butt number removal with gasoline - Darwin award potential

[Niccolai Murphy <niccolai_m@yahoo.com>]

Someone mentioned using gasoline for removing butt numbers. Aside from
the health hazard there is one other hazard most often forgotten. The
following nominee for the 98 Darwin Awards illustrates this quite
nicely.



>>In a related story, the life of Reiva Nix, a 67-year-old grandmother
living in Egdewood, TX, was claimed in a tragic accident on March 31.
She was cleaning her tennis shoes with gasoline when a nearby candle
ignited the shoes which Reiva was still wearing. Alone at the time of
the accident, she ran next door for help, and her neighbor
extinguished the fire with a water hose. She died from burn wounds at
2AM at the Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Investigators noted that her
flammable 65% polyester clothing contributed to the blaze. Chief
Corbett said several people have told him they clean their shoes with
gasoline. He cautioned others to be careful when using gasoline in any
way. 

      Adapted from the Van Zandt News, Wills Point, Texas 75169<<




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Nicco Murphy - Poway, San Diego, CA


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