Bad Neighbor of the Year

[CrufflerSteve]

http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2010/1...et-it-on-fire/
“Officials say there is no safe way to remove all the explosives from the house, so the best way to neutralize the danger is to burn the house to the ground. They plan to evacuate 200 homes, build temporary fire-safe walls between the house and its neighbors, spray the wall and neighboring houses with fire-retardant foam, pre-heat the house so it ignites quickly, then start a fire.”

The guy must have been a decent chemist since he didn't blow up the neighborhood. I really want to see videos from the burning.

Steve

[Bailey Guns]

Holy crap!

[steveopia]

Holy crap!

X2

Wow.

[Elhuero]

Who knows what else may be in un-searched corners of the house.


so they're just going to burn it down?

sounds like lazy cops being lazy.

we protect and serve! we run toward danger instead of away! we ... wait, this will take how long? gosh, I suddenly feel unsafe. fuck it, burn it down.

I hope this blows up in their faces. <snicker>

[kellie]

That poor gardener. I could see worrying about bugs, thorns, perhaps injuring yourself on sharp gardening tools, or mowing your foot. But how can you possibly expect to get blown up on the job?

Good thing San Diegans are no stranger to evacuations and fire. Just another day in the neighborhood.

[TS12000]

I for one would love the police to destroy that kind of evidence if I was on the hook for all that shit.

[mx'r]

I for one would love the police to destroy that kind of evidence if I was on the hook for all that shit.

Good point. wonder if the po-po thought of that.

[theGinsue]

I clicked on all of the hot-links of the explosives in the story link and I've gotta say that *I * wouldn't want to be the one to try to move that stuff. Much of it is sensitive to friction and shock. That sounds like a recipe for disaster if it's moved - especially with all of the other explosives around - set one off and the rest could easily go off too.

What do you wanna bet many of the neighboring homes get destroyed in the process of burning this home down?

[reddevil1111]

Some of the recepies for homemade explosives use oxygen sensitive chemicals. Others are so unstable (the homemade PETN) That they are very unsafe to even be carried out from that home 10 to 15 feet.
If your job was to protect and serve for 45k to 60k a year would it be worth it to risk your life for some nutjob's idea of a good time? I would pass and torch it after doing the CSI and removing enough proof to put him away for a while.

[steveopia]

Do they think they know what the garderer stepped on? Did this dude have so much of this junk that he just accidentally dropped some volatile substance out in the yard and didn't notice? An IED? What a bizarre story.

"I've got to make sure I water Mr. Jakubec's dais"
BOOM!!!!
"Ay Dios Mio!!!"