leaf blower to dry Porsche Boxster, burns down ma

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  1. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Olympic figure skater uses leaf blower to dry Porsche Boxster, burns down mansion instead?

    Having unintentionally set at least one vehicle aflame inside of a garage ourselves, we know it takes cat-like reflexes and a certain presence of mind to keep from reducing all of your worldly possessions to cinders in that type of situation. It also helps to not try to dry out the interior of your Porsche Boxster with a leaf blower. That's exactly what Olympic figure skater Kurt Browning was allegedly trying to do when his droptop went all toasty. According to The Toronto Star, the city's fire department says that Browning left said leaf blower unattended, the car caught fire and his house went up shortly thereafter.

    Browning had attempted to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher, but the damage was already done. A total of 80 firefighters and 10 trucks were on hand to attempt to reduce the damage and protect surrounding homes from potential fire. No one was injured in the blaze, but the house is said to have suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. We're guessing the Porsche is a lost cause, too.

    [Source: The Toronto Star | Image: George Pimentel/WireImage.com]
     
  2. Zookie

    Zookie Jedi Nuba

    this shit is all over the news over here...
     
  3. 911Fanatic

    911Fanatic DB Pro Supporter

    It was a Boxster, it was a lost cause BEFORE the fire! LOL Must have been his wifes car.....
     
  4. ampbmw

    ampbmw DB Forum Supporter

    wait....why did the leaf blower burn down the car?? I don't get it...
     
  5. Denzil

    Denzil Guest

    Wow, epic fail.
     
  6. Legacy99

    Legacy99 Wax on..Wax off

    My guess is that she left it on and it overheated and caught on fire.
     
  7. Dee Gee 123

    Dee Gee 123 Virgin Detailer

    Wow, that is very unfortunate.
     
  8. GDAL

    GDAL Guest

    He will probably take the cars to the swirl-o-matics after this incident ... LOL

    I don't wish misfortune to anyone, but how retarded can you be? I'm paranoid about turning off and disconnecting power tools when I'm not around.
     
  9. Rcrew

    Rcrew Wax on..Wax off

    wow.
    Blower must have been gas powered? Electrics really don't get that hot.
    Still seems a really improbable, would be interesting to read the police/fire/insurance reports. :doh:
     
  10. vtec92civic

    vtec92civic Nuba Guru

    another epic fail. i never in a million years heard of something like that but i guess today was the day. Sucks that it happened but one can only move forward now.
     
  11. JLs Detailing

    JLs Detailing DB Pro Supporter

    If he left it on a seat and running with the suction end pulling against the seat it would have been trying to pull a vacuum on a closed system and could have easily caused the motor to overheat. Especially if it was an electric leaf blower I can see how this would/could happen.
     

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