Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Bio-Diesel and a Nap, Bad Mix for Braun West Resident

A homeowner on the 9300 block of Wickersham in Braun Station West awakened to an explosion and fire in his backyard storage shed Saturday morning, 27 March.  According to an SAFD report, the man was processing bio-diesel by heating a vegetable oil concoction in a sealed container.  Having fallen asleep, the container eventually exploded resulting in damage to the shed and its contents.

A district chief responded with three engines, two of which expended their supplies of a special agent to abate the consequent vegetable oil spill.  They were on the scene for about an hour.  No injuries were reported.

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