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wa8yxm

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Posted: 04/20/23 03:57pm

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monkey44 wrote:

Today, someone said a gas leak sparked the evaporated gas - and that's all it took. I gotta think, if the fuel was leaking just a little, it would take fumes a few hours to become ignitable - so, that's why 3AM and not mid-afternoon probably. We do have natural gas water heaters in the garages, so they will spark to light the heater.

Even an electric water heater the thermostat can spark when opening or closing. So can a furnace ignightor or fan motor T-Stat many things can cause a spark Even Elgenon's brother (A Mouse) nibbling on a wire

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Why would the HOA have any involvement in this short of approving the colors and other HOA nonsense for the re-construction?
Or just enquiring minds?

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toedtoes wrote:

If the gas leak itself was the cause of the explosion and not faulty wiring, etc with the house, then I would expect Jeep to be responsible for all the damage. I expect the homeowner's insurance will pay for the damage and then seek to force Jeep to reimburse them.

Can't confirm the exact cause at this time - but it was sure a nasty fire. I probably agree, HOI will pay, and then try to back-charge Jeep if it was the actual cause. Too early to tell, and FD won't tell civilians while investigating. That will take days or week, I'd imagine.

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wa8yxm wrote:

monkey44 wrote:

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Posted: 04/21/23 04:17am

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Does your area allow water heaters and other auto-start loads in the same room vehicle is stored?

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toedtoes wrote:

Algernon

Been a long time since I read that so I forgot the spelling

Nice to find someone else who reads good books. Thanks.

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Grit dog wrote:

Why would the HOA have any involvement in this short of approving the colors and other HOA nonsense for the re-construction?
Or just enquiring minds?

Grit Dog --- The HOA is involved only to know why the house burned, to advise the neighborhoods. Could have been a water heater (we have natural gas heat and water) ... HOA involved for information only, and for no other reason - HOA presumes no liability issues. We have 1500 homes in our community, all built in 1998 - 2000.