Posted by Mike (WA) on November 10, 2009 at 08:40:58 from (69.10.199.3):
Had a little excitement last night- phone rang about quarter to midnight, neighbor told us we had a big fire near our house. It was our '95 Ford diesel PU, fully involved- about 5 feet from the corner of the garage. I started hosing down the building while Mrs. called the fire dept. They got here quick, but truck, of course, is total loss.
I figure the block heater started it- we started plugging it in about a week ago. The block heater was a couple years old. Breaker was tripped on the circuit it was plugged into.
Do block heaters cause many fires? Fireman said he's seen several.
Guess I'm truck shopping! We've also got a Cummins Dodge, I'm leaning toward getting another one.
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