Car Fire Caused by a Water Bottle?
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (164984)
Boise, Idaho
June 6, 2024 12:14pm CST
Here in Boise, we are used to the low humidity and dry heat. This seems to set up the water bottles left in cars that can cause fires. Sunlight beams through a window and is focused to a certain point as it reflects through a window and the light is focused long enough to start a fire. Remember the mirror out on the sidewalk burning ants when you were a kid? Same thing pretty much.
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@LindaOHio (174650)
• United States
7 Jun
Never thought about that. That's a good warning. Have a good weekend.
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@celticeagle (164984)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Jun
I hadn't either. I don't buy bottled water anyway.
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@celticeagle (164984)
• Boise, Idaho
9 Jun
@LindaOHio ........I don't trust and of the brands.
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@LindaOHio (174650)
• United States
8 Jun
@celticeagle Me either. I don't like the taste of it, it's expensive; and you have to recycle the bottles...and the plastic leeches some sort of chemicals.
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@kaylachan (67388)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Jun
It's why, even here in Florida, people are warned against leaving clear bottles in cars.
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@kaylachan (67388)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Jun
@celticeagle Weather people actually listen is another story entirely. But, it's not like we don'tk know.
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@celticeagle (164984)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Jun
I never buy bottled water but I guess other containers could do the same thing.
@JordanLader (5120)
• Sparta, Tennessee
6 Jun
I find that awesome but I like fire lol probably why I became a volunteer firefighter here :)
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@celticeagle (164984)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jun
Fire is pretty but can be a problem at times.
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