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Siphoning and Smoking Don't Mix

2013 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

Most of us, upon receiving an eviction notice, try to scrounge up the money for a new home without resorting to criminal activity. But most of us aren't Vade Arrun Bradley.

Bradley did not have enough gasoline to transport his stuff to his new home, and he didn't have enough money to obtain gasoline legally. So, he decided to siphon gasoline from cars parked at the carport area of the Valienzi Manor Apartments, where he lived before being evicted. (No, this isn't the stupid part).

He was in the middle of siphoning gas when the nicotine blues hit him hard. He just had to have that cigarette. Unfortunately for him, smoking requires lighting a fire. And gasoline vapors are extremely flammable.

The resulting inferno had engulfed the entire carport by the time the fire department got there. Six cars were completely incinerated, and $200,000 worth of property damage ensued. Bradley was able to avoid burns from the fire because he got his car out of the carport in time, but not the punch in the face from his angry neighbor. Nobody else was hurt.

As stated in Slate's Dumb Criminal of the Week blog, it's a good thing he wasn't siphoning propane, or he could be in the running for a full Darwin Award instead of just an At-Risk Survivor.

Reference: http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_23784306/hayward-six-vehicles-destroyed-carport-fire

Submitted on 08/12/2013

Submitted by: Perfectly Anonymous
Reference: Contra Costa Times--August 2, 2013

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
Thanks, but this sort of thing is quite commonplace. Just search the archives for "siphoning" and you'll find lots of virtually identical stories.


James said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common
As Bruce said!


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