# It's pretty exciting when...

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 9, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033 "2010-01-09T19:04:50Z")
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### Author: ![Southtowns27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/southtowns27/32/5002_2.png) [@Southtowns27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Southtowns27)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/1 "2010-01-09T19:04:50Z")

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“It’s pretty exciting when the ceiling’s on fire.” A coworker said this to me the other day. I need a raise. :picard:

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### Author: ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/2 "2010-01-09T19:31:29Z")

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Cool story, bro. :tup:

Seriously though that’s pretty lame. How does a ceiling catch fire? Sounds like a shitty electrical problem.

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### Author: ![Southtowns27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/southtowns27/32/5002_2.png) [@Southtowns27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Southtowns27)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/3 "2010-01-09T19:33:09Z")

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It wasn’t electrical. It was caused by ignited gasoline.

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### Author: ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/4 "2010-01-09T19:35:22Z")

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I just “investigated” a fire that was started by a clogged filter in a air system. Supposedly some of those elements can catch fire because of a static charge. This one however flashed due to other circumstances.

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### Author: ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/5 "2010-01-09T20:23:21Z")

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> [@Southtowns27](#):
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> It wasn’t electrical. It was caused by ignited gasoline.

How… did gasoline get on the ceiling…?

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### Author: ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/6 "2010-01-09T21:26:39Z")

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> [@khoveraki](#):
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> How… did gasoline get on the ceiling…?

I was wondering this as well.

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### Author: ![L8APEX1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/l8apex1/32/7276_2.png) [@L8APEX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/L8APEX1)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2010, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/7 "2010-01-10T05:16:01Z")

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doesn’t everyone store it there?

most likely a small fireball that reached the ceiling

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### Author: ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/8 "2010-01-10T05:17:24Z")

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> [@khoveraki](#):
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> How… did gasoline get on the ceiling…?

I would imagine fumes from gasoline

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### Author: ![budsdubbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@budsdubbin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/budsdubbin)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-pretty-exciting-when/78033/9 "2010-01-10T07:50:30Z")

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> [@LZ](#):
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> I would imagine fumes from gasoline

:lol:
