Oily rags start fire at Kent home

February 8, 2013 @ 8:11 am

KENT, Wash. (AP) - The fire department says rags soaked in linseed oil self-combusted to start a fire early Friday morning in Kent.

The fire was reported by a neighbor, and six adults got out of the burning home safely.

Linseed oil is used in wood finishing. The drying oil can produce enough heat in rags to ignite.


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  • shark75 wrote...
    Let me guess
    February 8, 2013 7:18 am
    They were piled in a bucket next to the furnace...
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  • Drool wrote...
    Bad Shop Practices
    February 8, 2013 7:27 am
    Just pile oily rags in a bucket. Spontaneous combustion. No ignition source required.
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