Ammunition Explodes in Midwest City (Okla.) House Fire

By Shiplord Kirel: From behind wingnut lines

US News • August 2014 • Views: 1,790

Who couldn’t see this coming? This was apparently a fairly small stash. Sooner or later, some ammosexual’s million round stash is going to up like a suburban volcano, destroying a whole neighborhood.

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. —Officials with the Midwest City Fire Department said ammunition went off during a house fire at 1609 McGregor Drive.

Officials said everyone was evacuated from the home, but two dogs died in the blaze.

Investigators said they believe the fire started in the garage and spread.

Stay with KOCO-TV and koco.com for further details.

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Rightwingconspirator Aug 28, 2014 2:12:08pm

How about a video of actual ammunition tests in a fire? You may be surprised how little explosion there is. More like super popcorn and a lot of extra heat. I wonder how this compares to a couple jerry cans full of gas for a generator? or a couple propane tanks for a BBQ? Some peopl will get a little too concerned the bulletrs will fly as if they were in a gun and fired. that’s not so.

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Decatur Deb Aug 28, 2014 2:16:39pm

re: #1 Rightwingconspirator

How about a video of actual ammunition tests in a fire? You may be surprised how little explosion there is. More like super popcorn and a lot of extra heat.

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That’s why small-arms ammo is NATO storage class 4.1—Mass Fire hazard.
You can pretty well use it at times to buffer shipped quantities of HE.
(That assumes something like sane packaging.)

Dark_Falcon Aug 29, 2014 4:46:48am

re: #1 Rightwingconspirator

How about a video of actual ammunition tests in a fire? You may be surprised how little explosion there is. More like super popcorn and a lot of extra heat. I wonder how this compares to a couple jerry cans full of gas for a generator? or a couple propane tanks for a BBQ? Some people will get a little too concerned the bullets will fly as if they were in a gun and fired. that’s not so.

Just so. Unless the rounds in question are .50 cal, even a million of them won’t “destroy the whole neighborhood”. Gun owners have a responsibility to store their ammo safely, it’s true, but ammo detonations from house fires are not a great danger to the public.

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