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Darwin/Wendy says, "Thanks for the submission, looks like you submitted it again after a rewrite. Yes, storing paint under the seat was perhaps ill-advised. But I would never have thought that a cigarette would cause the cans to explode. This sounds to me more like an accident. Sure, it's dumb to have an open flame around a spray paint can, but a cigarette ember is very low temperature and can barely cause a human burn. In a million years, I never would have suspected that adjusting the seat with a cigarette in my hand would lead to an exploding car. So, sorry but this is best left in the Slush pile. Thankfully, Mark's moustache survived!"

ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

My boyfriend Mark wedged 2 cans of spraypaint behind the seat of my newly purchased "Jimmy" since the back seats were folded down, he was planning to repair and cover some minor scratches on the car he just bought me.

Later that night, intending to run to the corner market to purchase cigarettes, Mark jumped in the car, lit the last cigarette in his pack, reached down for the lever to put the seat back with the hand holding the lit cigarette, pushed it back, heard a "POP" then a "HISS" then BOOM! The intense fire melted the seat to the floor.

The funny thing... he burned his shoe laces, all the hair off both shins, his knuckles, and his eyebrows but his bushy mustache was left miraculously intact! AND...after we put out the fire, Mark reached in and turned off the ignition.The car was still running!

Submitted on 10/28/2010

Submitted by: Kim Ross
Reference: Personal account

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Thanks, Kim, I had a hunch it was a PA!! I do feel rather sorry for Mark, as his intentions were quite noble, but he did make a classic "boy" mistake!!! Interesting that he left the car running, too!

Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
As James said. Thanks, Kim!

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