A RENO, NEVADA, MAN DECIDED TO HONOR PEARL HARBOR DAY Monday by taking out a WW-II military flare gun that he keeps in his garage. While inspecting it to see if it was “loaded,” it discharged on its own volition and set his house on fire. The blaze gutted his garage and was getting up into the attic and roof when the 24 responding Reno FD firefighters put the stop on it.
Gazette-Journal
The fire was kept out of the main interior of the 2,200 sq. ft. home, but officials say that smoke and water damage was “severe.” The roof was completely burned off. The two occupants and their cat escaped safely.
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal.
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