What page is it that Jim takes down the Lightning Rod?
Car fires normally start under the hood, from leaks in the fuel system. The ones I have seen were out of control in a minute or two, as the heat from the flames burned away fuel hoses and boiled the gasoline within the hoses. If the ignition is off the spread is slower, allowing up to five minutes to deal with it. True confession time. I had a 1984 Nissan 300ZX that developed a leaking fuel injector; the plastic/metal seal had failed. I bought a replacement injector and was on my way home, about a mile from home, when the engine began to stumble. I got home, went inside and came back out. That is when I noticed the smoke from under the hood. I didn't have a plan for that, and all there was nearby was a garden hose, but I figured I had to do something no matter how stupid. This was before YouTube so I was safe on that count. I opened the hood and saw the fire had burned to a small flame near the leaky injector, so I bent down and blew out the flame like a birthday candle. A moment later the fuel injector hose let go and sprayed a bunch of gasoline where the flame and my face had been. Talking with a fireman later, it seems the smart thing to do (I don''t know why I bothered to remember that!) is to leave the hood closed, or if you have a fire extinguisher to pop the hood an inch or so and shoot the extinguisher in, then close the hood again. Don't forget to call 911 first.
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It is the placement of the detectors in your home in relation to sources of heat within their range. One way to stop the alarms is to cool the heat. An overhead fan turned on the when the oven door is opened, leaving a more powerful bathroom fan on while showering, installing a ceiling fan between the alarms to cool the air down before it hits the detectors. Or re situating the detectors. I presume these are hardwired into the ceiling so they are not easily moved. You can disconnect them and turn of their breakers, remove them from the ceiling and cover the empty octo box with a ceiling plate. Buy battery alarms and don't stick them up near the bathroom or kitchen. Depending on the square footage of your apartment how many does the bylaw say you need. Maybe just one in your hallway will suffice?
