Anyone hear of a trampoline starting fires?

[MoparMan]

So i looked out my front window to see a neighbors garage on fire and the brush around it. Long story short. I eventually put it out with a my hose that i had to connect to another neighbors as they had no hose and water spicket was broke. Not much damage to the garage.

As i was putting it out the boys kept saying "We dont know what happend, we were jumping on the trampoline and the brush caught on fire".

 

[nbunga]

Just another reason trampolines should be outlawed. You know. "For the children". I'm sure the fire had nothing to do with the cigarettes they swiped from their dad.

 

[rotortech]

There were boys involved? Why didn't you say so. It wasn't the trampoline!

 

[halfmileharry]

Good thing it wasn't at a school. The friggin news programs would be on it for a month and BHO would have to draw up new mandates. Biden would make recommendations, Cali probably has legislation banning them over 3' around by now, and CNN would have Blitzer and Morgan showing their bought and paid for arses spouting off the dangers of having them at all.

 

[THard6]

I call BS. but as long as the mom and dad know about it... they can work out the truth (with a belt)

 

[MoparMan]

Yep. The foster mom/dad wasnt even home. He came home as i was finishing it up. Kids have been inside since. I'm sure nothing will happen though. They (foster parents) are in their 60's and in poor health but somehow they keep getting kids to foster. House/yard is the worst in the neighborhood. Im sure all the money goes to their real kids.

 

[Scutter01]

Ah yes, the dreaded trampoline fire. Very dangerous. I always hose my kid down with fire-retardant foam before allowing her to jump on one.

 

[straight-shooter]

Sounds like the kids were jumping to conclusions.

 

[Darral27]

My "trampoline" started many a fire when I was a youngin'.