BGSU tailgate fire caused by charcoal
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:31 am
TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) -
Cars went up in flames at Bowling Green State University's first home football game after someone unknowingly parked over a pile of hot charcoal.
"The breeze carried the flames to the adjacent vehicle," said Bowling Green Fire Chief Tom Sanderson. "So we had two vehicles with pretty substantial damage and another one had some minor heat damage to the paint."
No one was injured and the fire department put out the fire quickly.
Now that football season is in full swing Chief Sanderson says they are urging people to take the necessary safety precautions when tailgating.
"We need to make sure that people extinguish their cooking materials completely before they dispose of them," said Sanderson. "And that they dispose of them properly."
Sanderson also says the tailgaters should bring water to pour over the coals when they're done and make sure they're not grilling under tents.
"They should make sure that they're completely distinguished and then they can dispose of them in a proper receptacle," said Sanderson. "But not on the grass or in the parking lot, I mean these are hot charcoal briquettes."
Chief Sanderson says leaving charcoal behind when it's still hot poses a significant danger to other people.
Posted: Sep 15, 2014 6:54 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 15, 2014 6:54 PM EDT
Posted by Abby Bryson
Reporting by Vanessa Fayz
Cars went up in flames at Bowling Green State University's first home football game after someone unknowingly parked over a pile of hot charcoal.
"The breeze carried the flames to the adjacent vehicle," said Bowling Green Fire Chief Tom Sanderson. "So we had two vehicles with pretty substantial damage and another one had some minor heat damage to the paint."
No one was injured and the fire department put out the fire quickly.
Now that football season is in full swing Chief Sanderson says they are urging people to take the necessary safety precautions when tailgating.
"We need to make sure that people extinguish their cooking materials completely before they dispose of them," said Sanderson. "And that they dispose of them properly."
Sanderson also says the tailgaters should bring water to pour over the coals when they're done and make sure they're not grilling under tents.
"They should make sure that they're completely distinguished and then they can dispose of them in a proper receptacle," said Sanderson. "But not on the grass or in the parking lot, I mean these are hot charcoal briquettes."
Chief Sanderson says leaving charcoal behind when it's still hot poses a significant danger to other people.
Posted: Sep 15, 2014 6:54 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 15, 2014 6:54 PM EDT
Posted by Abby Bryson
Reporting by Vanessa Fayz
