What not to do in the news

[nayslayer]

I'm a pellet burner, but thought you guys would get a kick out of this.

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2013/December/16/HighlndFallsFire-16Dec13.htm

 

[oldspark]

Couple of years ago some one posted an article about some kids getting burnt when the dad put some fluid in the wood burner.
Said to see some one get hurt for no reason at all.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Some never learn...

 

[firefighterjake]

Sadly it seems as though this is more frequent than you might think . . .

In 2013 . . . http://bangordailynews.com/2013/04/...s-serious-burns-in-backyard-blaze/?ref=search

In 2012 . . . http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/...n-woodstove-blamed-for-fire-burns/?ref=search

Here's a particularly sad one from 2007 . . . http://archive.bangordailynews.com/...s-after-explosive-wood-stove-fire/?ref=search

Another fatal mistake in 2006 . . . http://archive.bangordailynews.com/...ried-to-light-green-wood-in-stove/?ref=search

 

[BurnIt13]

Generally we tend to only hear about the truly ridiculous accidents. I'm sure there are plenty more we don't hear about. Are these accidents happening because people just don't know better or is this how survival of the fittest works in a modern society?