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Posted: 9/30/2022 1:57:19 PM EDT
https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/30/phoenix-man-burned-after-group-loads-grocery-bags-gasoline-into-car-causing-fire/
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Police say a Phoenix man is in the hospital with serious burns after a group of men filled grocery bags with gasoline and loaded them into a car, leading to a fire on Thursday morning. Phoenix police say a vehicle was engulfed in flames near 35th Avenue and Ocotillo Road shortly after 8 a.m. Police arrived and found a man in his 40s burned near the car and rushed him to the hospital. Officers talked to another man at the scene, who said the car was his own. He reportedly told police his vehicle was stolen by a man who burned him with an “unknown object” before stealing his car. The man’s friend allegedly witnessed the robbery and drove to follow the stolen car. The man told police he followed them while walking and found his car on fire, along with his friend who’d been badly burned. TRENDING: Preliminary autopsy shows man was shot in the neck after throwing rocks at Phoenix officers However, police soon found out the man’s story wasn’t adding up. Witnesses at the scene reportedly told police a third man was involved, but he didn’t match the suspect’s description. Police confronted the man, who confessed to making up the elaborate story with his friends. Police later found out the victim had asked his two friends to get gasoline since one of their cars was empty. The men filled several plastic grocery bags with gasoline before loading them into their car. They then picked up the victim and drove where the second vehicle was parked. However, before they arrived, the bags of gasoline ignited with the three men inside the car, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames. The victim is in extremely critical condition, while another man had minor burns. No one has been arrested. The investigation is ongoing. View Quote |
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LOL I thought the bags of gas thing was just staged to make a Florida Man (TM) meme during hurricane season.
Surely, I thought, no one can actually be that stupid. I guess I was wrong. |
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What’s it gonna cost us to print a new warning label on plastic bags from here forward?
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Quoted: https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/30/phoenix-man-burned-after-group-loads-grocery-bags-gasoline-into-car-causing-fire/ PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Police say a Phoenix man is in the hospital with serious burns after a group of men filled grocery bags with gasoline and loaded them into a car, leading to a fire on Thursday morning. Phoenix police say a vehicle was engulfed in flames near 35th Avenue and Ocotillo Road shortly after 8 a.m. Police arrived and found a man in his 40s burned near the car and rushed him to the hospital. Officers talked to another man at the scene, who said the car was his own. He reportedly told police his vehicle was stolen by a man who burned him with an “unknown object” before stealing his car. The man’s friend allegedly witnessed the robbery and drove to follow the stolen car. The man told police he followed them while walking and found his car on fire, along with his friend who’d been badly burned. TRENDING: Preliminary autopsy shows man was shot in the neck after throwing rocks at Phoenix officers However, police soon found out the man’s story wasn’t adding up. Witnesses at the scene reportedly told police a third man was involved, but he didn’t match the suspect’s description. Police confronted the man, who confessed to making up the elaborate story with his friends. Police later found out the victim had asked his two friends to get gasoline since one of their cars was empty. The men filled several plastic grocery bags with gasoline before loading them into their car. They then picked up the victim and drove where the second vehicle was parked. However, before they arrived, the bags of gasoline ignited with the three men inside the car, causing the vehicle to erupt in flames. The victim is in extremely critical condition, while another man had minor burns. No one has been arrested. The investigation is ongoing. View Quote View Quote Sounds like Florida man narrowly escaped the hurricane. |
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There is mildly stupid.
There is normal stupid. There is extremely stupid... And then there is this, which is off the stupid scale. Words cannot express... After hearing this story, most people with Downs Syndrome would say, "those people are real dumb." Kamala Harris would cackle at the idiocy, while secretly being thankful that she is not actually the dumbest person on the planet. Joe Biden would look around aimlessly and possibly wander off to find a young girl to grope, but Biden is not longer a sentient lifeform, so he doesn't count. |
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I got distracted by Fourays2's picture! What are we talking about again?
@Fourays2 ETA- After the previous rant thread that was locked, I'm confused now- can we put @midcap or is that a no-go? |
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I have done some stupid things in my life but never that stupid.
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These individuals have obviously never sat through a fire behavior class.
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So now we have to add "Not for transportation of gasoline" to be printed on the bags.
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Quoted: it's shit like this that gives the west side a bad name View Quote I was out there for work a lot a couple years back. I pulled up to a stop light and a cop pulled up to my left. To my right, a guy pulled up on a 4 wheeler who was missing an arm and had a katana strapped to the quad. He drove on and the cop didn't do anything, so I guess that's normal out there. |
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Quoted: I was out there for work a lot a couple years back. I pulled up to a stop light and a cop pulled up to my left. To my right, a guy pulled up on a 4 wheeler who was missing an arm and had a katana strapped to the quad. He drove on and the cop didn't do anything, so I guess that's normal out there. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: it's shit like this that gives the west side a bad name I was out there for work a lot a couple years back. I pulled up to a stop light and a cop pulled up to my left. To my right, a guy pulled up on a 4 wheeler who was missing an arm and had a katana strapped to the quad. He drove on and the cop didn't do anything, so I guess that's normal out there. yeah 4 wheelers are street legal here, just need to get it plated |
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People in Oregon and NJ right now are like "See, SEEEEE, THIS IS WHY!!!!!!!!!!"
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Recent immigrants from Africa? Seems like a regular thing over there for people to steal gas from pipelines and get literally burned in the process.
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Lol, thats a few miles from where I live. Definitely hood.
Agree, let it self correct. |
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I wonder if anyone has verified if we are talking about plastic grocery bags.
Seems like a big assumption these days. |
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I wonder if they stole the gas. Drilled a tank and caught it with bags? They guy made up a story for a reason I guess
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What grocery store bags can not only hold fluid but also hold more than 5lbs?
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It's not safe to transport gasoline inside the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
They should have used a truck. The Guy Filling up his Truck bed with Gasoline |
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Quoted: What grocery store bags can not only hold fluid but also hold more than 5lbs? View Quote All of our local stores use heavy duty reusable plastic bags (which also cost $0.05 each). They seem to be well sealed on the bottom, and can hold a surprising amount of weight. I still wouldn't use them to transport liquids, though, especially flammable liquids... |
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