Frozen Pipes Lead to Fire

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 08:25 AM

Prince George, B.C.- The cold snap plaed a part in a fire on Norwood Street last night.

Fire crew's from 3 halls responded to a reported structure fire at # 66 - 2180 Norwood St. On arrival crews found heavy smoke coming from a trailer as well as fire coming from under the rear of the trailer.

Crews quikly knocked down the fire, however damage is estimated to be approximatly $25,000.00 the owner was home at the time however there were no injuries to occupants or fire crew's.

The owner of the trailer was trying to thaw out frozen water pipes under the trailer however in attempting this insulation accidentally caught fire under the trailer.

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Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 08:25 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: C. Monty Burns on December 17 2008 9:32 AM

Here's yer sign.

Posted by: Eagleone on December 17 2008 10:08 AM

I had a trailer and it sucked this time of year. You need to leave your water running a little so it doesn't freeze up... if it does freeze make sure the heat tape is all working (don't use a torch), and usually the place that needs to be thawed out is right where the pipe goes into the ground thereabouts....

Posted by: Burgerluver on December 17 2008 10:16 AM

Heat tape a must. Insulated skirting a bonus. Additional note, make sure you have measures in place to keep the area under the trailer rodent free. They love to nibble on heat tape. Been there.

Posted by: FrankRizzo on December 17 2008 10:18 AM

or maybe rent a house or apartment,duplex.4plex so you can call the landlord up and make him fix it :)

Posted by: He speaks on December 17 2008 11:12 AM

Sure is a shame to see something like this, so close to Christmas. The poor fellow was probably just trying to get by.

Posted by: metalman on December 17 2008 11:43 AM

Good insulated skirting, and three 100 watt light bulbs in the crawlspace, heat tape on the waterline and you are good to go.
metalman.

Posted by: Junco on December 17 2008 11:46 AM

An investment in a good Herman Nelson is a wise purchase for mobile dwellers. Leave it close to where the pipes freeze, run the cord out to an outlet and when it freezes, simply plug it in for an hour or so and voila! Make sure it is in a position where it is not too near anything
that could catch fire. Much, much safer than a torch, but not totally without it's own hazards...monitor the situation, please.

Posted by: Harbinger on December 17 2008 5:58 PM

Once upon a time in the 70s my trailers water pipes froze. Got a guy to hook up his arc welder to the pipe for heat. I recollect it worked. Learned later it wasn't good fer the arc welding machine. That was then. This is now.

Posted by: taxinapothole on December 17 2008 6:11 PM

Frank Rizzo,
you just never stop, do you!! May you have this difficulty in your life soon, without injury or death, I may add. You are disgusting, to say the least!

I have experienced the loss of a major fire, and it ain't no fun!! At this time the of the year, even more devastating.

I'm glad nobody got hurt!! Best wishes to the occupants, and if possible, please try to have a very Merry Christmas.

God bless

Posted by: whitewater on December 17 2008 6:46 PM

The owner of the trailer was trying to thaw out frozen water pipes under the trailer................well did it work? or are they still frozen?

Posted by: FrankRizzo on December 17 2008 10:20 PM

hey taxinapole my house burnt down too the ground and i lost everything i owned so i can make as many jokes about this as i want

Posted by: Junco on December 17 2008 10:56 PM

Maybe you should have been renting a house or apartment, duplex, 4plex, then it would have been the landlords loss and not yours.
Just sayin...