Hope this wasn’t one of us...

[tdog90yj]

Saw this on the news.
https://www.azfamily.com/traffic/truck-carrying-2-000-rounds-of-ammo-catches-fire-closes-eastbound-i-10-in-tempe/article_764c0c70-8383-11ea-8eca-4f49a49d7763.html

Bummer for the loss.

 

[Pipedoc]

wonder what started the fire to begin with ?

 

[smithers599]

Oh, the humanity!

 

[tdog90yj]

Honestly, I was surprised there wasn’t the “small arsenal” comment from the news.

 

[Pale Rider]

It would be funny if it turned out to be 4 bricks of 22's. Oh my gawwwd!

 

[thom]

DPS said it started because of heat? WTH? How hot was it?

 

[pneuby]

Here's a great relevant link for those that are curious....

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2012/11/how-ammunition-reacts-in-a-fire-saami-video-report/

 

[AZ_Five56]

Here's a great relevant link for those that are curious....

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2012/11/how-ammunition-reacts-in-a-fire-saami-video-report/

Great info! Different than what I would have expected.

 

[Basher]

DPS said it started because of heat? WTH? How hot was it?

They didn’t say the fire started from “heat” (although obvious statement is obvious that in order to have fire, you must first have heat somewhere...). They said:

“ DPS says the rounds did explode due to the heat, but nobody was injured.”

Which means some, or all, of the ammo exploded due to the heat from the fire.

 

[tunnug]

2K rounds doesn't make a "truck full of ammo", more sensationalist news reporting for the ignorant and uninformed.
P.s. Another good reason to carry a fire extinguisher.

 

[xerts1191]

News media sounded disappointed no one was injured or killed

 

[shooter444]

News media sounded disappointed no one was injured or killed

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Aren't they always!!

I have had a few rounds mistakenly get dumped in a burn barrel,... without a confining chamber, not much more entertaining than a firecracker.

 

[cool arrow]

2,000 rounds isn't even what most of us take to the range...MSM loves to make this out as a big deal

 

[Vyadmirer]

2k. That’s cute. I remember my first order.... :lol:

 

[mbaza3]

2k. That’s cute. I remember my first order.... :lol:

Must have been newbies.

 

[storage_man]

2k. That’s cute. I remember my first order.... :lol:

A picture of the bed of my pick up: Guess how many rounds ?

 

[knockonit]

easy 15k

 

[knockonit]

easy 15k

 

[Suck My Glock]

I count 20k

 

[Vyadmirer]

Okay you win.

Cue the super troopers “mother of god”...