I have no idea what caught fire in each situation.  All I know is that 100% of the bike collectives I have been most involved with have caught fire.

Keep potential flammables in a flammables cabinet, keep rags and recyclables in fireproof containers.  Consider yourselves warned!

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 9:42 PM, Christopher Chan <chris.chan@edmontonbikes.ca> wrote:
Do you know what kind of chemicals they were using that spontaneously ignited? 

Most greases/lubes in bike shops aren't drying oils prone to this kind of combustion (as opposed to things like linseed oil).

Christopher Chan
Executive Director
Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Angel York <aniola@gmail.com> wrote:
I have volunteered mostly at two bike collectives.  They have both had fires.  One was a spontaneous rag fire that put the entire shop out of commission for an entire summer (good thing they had just done an inventory; insurance needed that information), and the other was apparently a fire in the metal recycling.

Keep a serious eye on potential flammables!

Angel York

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