Longhorn789
07-10-2007, 03:52 PM
Genius......Pure genius.....
First came a warning, then came the blast
STAR-TELEGRAM REPORT
Family members inside a Cleburne house that exploded in May -- resulting in the death of one woman -- had been told not to light any more cigarettes at least 45 minutes before the explosion occurred, according to a recently released report.
David Pawlick, a resident at 632 Woodard Ave., called the Cleburne Fire Department’s non-emergency number between 3:30 and 4 p.m. on May 29, telling fire inspector Scott Oesch that “everytime my wife lights a cigarette, a blue flame shoots up to the ceiling,” according to a memo written by Oesch on May 31.
Oesch said he would come check out the situation, and told Pawlick not to light anymore matches.
But according to the report, Pawlick’s wife, Hazel, wanted to smoke “a quick cigarette” before the inspector arrived. Pawlick lit a match. There was a blue flash, then the match went out. He lit another match, and there was an explosion of blue flames throughout the house.
Between 15 and 20 seconds later, after the fire penetrated the ceiling into the attic, there was a second, more violent explosion, ripping a huge hole in the roof and blowing the front door off its hinges.
Hazel Pawlick, 64, died on June 2 from injuries sustained in the explosion. Four other family members were injured.
First came a warning, then came the blast
STAR-TELEGRAM REPORT
Family members inside a Cleburne house that exploded in May -- resulting in the death of one woman -- had been told not to light any more cigarettes at least 45 minutes before the explosion occurred, according to a recently released report.
David Pawlick, a resident at 632 Woodard Ave., called the Cleburne Fire Department’s non-emergency number between 3:30 and 4 p.m. on May 29, telling fire inspector Scott Oesch that “everytime my wife lights a cigarette, a blue flame shoots up to the ceiling,” according to a memo written by Oesch on May 31.
Oesch said he would come check out the situation, and told Pawlick not to light anymore matches.
But according to the report, Pawlick’s wife, Hazel, wanted to smoke “a quick cigarette” before the inspector arrived. Pawlick lit a match. There was a blue flash, then the match went out. He lit another match, and there was an explosion of blue flames throughout the house.
Between 15 and 20 seconds later, after the fire penetrated the ceiling into the attic, there was a second, more violent explosion, ripping a huge hole in the roof and blowing the front door off its hinges.
Hazel Pawlick, 64, died on June 2 from injuries sustained in the explosion. Four other family members were injured.