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Mobile Home Fireworks

2006 Reader Submission
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Reported by the Cedar Rapids Gazette on March 13, 2006. In Coralville, Ia, a mobile home fire killed a man. The fire moved quickly through the home in the Western Hill Mobile Home Estates. One neighbor told the Gazette a man was shooting off fireworks inside the mobile home. Fire Chief David Stannard says a body was found near the rear of the home, but officials have not yet identified the body.

See, this is why mobile homes are so dangerous. If this guy had lived in a real house, I'm sure shooting off fireworks inside would have been just fine. And I"m just guessing here, but I think there's a high probability that there was some additional fuel in the immediate vicinity too, labeled in terms of percentage of alcohol. They're going to have to start re-labeling that Wild Turkey 100 Poof.

Submitted on 03/13/2006

Submitted by: Bill Hanson
Reference: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette.

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
The write-up is sparse, but shooting off fireworks indoors is plain stupid under any circumstances. I'll hold out for a better write-up and vote neutral on this one. Thanks for submitting, Bill!


Sheryl said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I love that last sentence! I agree with James, though, we need more information.


Jorge said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award


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