Headline reads "wood stove explodes"

[derbygreg]

I have never heard of such a thing, nor can I imagine one exploding.

The news article is pretty short.

http://www.wptz.com/news/18557044/detail.html

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Maybe the door was open and sparks flew out the door? I've had them pop and send a few embers out.

Matt

 

[rphurley]

Sounds like he was re-starting the fire with gasoline. After some beers of course! :lol:

 

[Defiant]

Something seems suspicious ?? :coolmad:

 

[derbygreg]

I've had a backfire when I have a fresh load of wood in and not enough oxygen on a hot bed of coals. When it ignited it went boom and did not appear dangerous and it was self contained.

 

[savageactor7]

On the arboristsite I've read a couple of report's of OWB getting an explosion like back draft. Sounds pretty dangerous the way they explain it.

 

[jotul8e2]

It is impossible to do anything but speculate, given the vague nature of the report, but barrel stoves burning sawdust are popular in some areas, and they most certainly can explode, actually blowing the stove apart.

Mark

 

[jpl1nh]

"Being a bit bleary eyed at 2 AM and needing to reload the stove due to the extreme cold of the overnight, the sleepy wood stove operator did not realize those were not the 1 1/2" maple rounds he had brought in that evening but instead were the dynamite sticks he had brought home from his job at the quarry earlier in the day."

 

[8nrider]

maybe it was a flatlander cleaning his rifle with the clip sitting on the stove top! i've seen it before. luckily there was a chuck there to save the night!