fire

  • Figure skater starts million-dollar fire with own stupidity

    Have you heard of Kurt Browning? As the picture above suggests, he is a figure skater, a former Canadian and World champion of the sport, to be exact – and if recent events are anything to go by, he may not a smart man. His recent problems started with...
  • Man’s Prosthetic Leg Set on Fire After Losing Drinking Bet

    With friends like these–well, you know the rest. A 47-year-old New Hampshire man suffered severe burns to his lower back and buttocks, after losing a drinking bet with friends.  Worse than losing the bet was that the unidentified man agreed to let his friends light his prosthetic leg on...
  • Canadian firefighters in hot water over rescued beer

    The entire volunteer fire department of a Canadian town has been suspended after it was found that its members decided to refresh themselves with one of six beer kegs that they rescued from a hotel fire. Mayor Pat Hampson was not satisfied with the initial response, which saw two...
  • Alabama Woman Nearly BBQs Self In (Allegedly) Ill-conceived Revenge Plot

    Gasoline is dangerous stuff – even its fumes burn. That means that you should be really, really careful if you plan on using it as an accelerant; as the woman in this video found out. Investigators allege that 26-year-old Haleigh Boland decided to settle the score with a person...
  • Topless Tash: a Hero

    If you found yourself in a situation that required help to put out a potentially serious fire, would your prefer a fully clothed hero, or a topless one? By all accounts, a topless one would be the most popular choice, especially if the hero was a female. Tash Bennnett,...