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
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 edmontonbikes.ca
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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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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 edmontonbikes.ca
*BikeWorks North *• 9305 111 Ave • T5G 0A2 • 780-757-9100 *BikeWorks South *• 8001 102 St • T6E 4A2 • 780-433-2453 *Cell •* 780-756-7560 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada @edmontonbicycle https://twitter.com/edmontonbicycle facebook.com/EdmontonBicycleCommuters https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonBicycleCommuters
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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