Howdy All;
Way back when (1969), I was assigned to the paint locker at the Air Station I was assigned to. After sloshing some MEK around in
a paint pot used for spray painting to soften the contents I just tossed it out onto the road that ran along side the 'locker'. After getting the
container cleaned out I decided to have a smoke. Stepped away from the 'locker' by about 20' or so. Tossed the match towards the road ...
WHOOOMPH !!! the whole road was on fire. From maybe 2 or 3 oz. of MEK there was now a section about 9' w X 14' l . Used the over
sized CO2 extinguisher to put it out. When I got back to the main shop I called the Fire Dept. to let them know that I'd "noticed" that the
safety tag was missing from that extinguisher and they might want to check it out.
hank