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Title: Families run to safety as huge fire burns 73 vehicles at pumpkin patch, TX videos show
Post by: Elderberry on October 17, 2022, 12:46:57 pm
The News and Observer By Mitchell Willetts 10/16/2022

A massive fire broke out at a pumpkin patch in Texas, filling the air with explosions and thick black smoke as flames engulfed over 70 vehicles, officials told news outlets. Videos shared to social media show families running to safety on Saturday, Oct. 15, many with young children and infants, even as others make their way toward the smoldering parking lot — perhaps in an effort to save their car, truck or SUV.

“It looked like something out of a war zone,” John Bessick told TV station KXXV. The veteran was visiting the farm’s fall attraction when the fire began and helped others escape the area amid the chaos and explosions.

The fire started around 1 p.m. at Robinson Family Farm, near Temple, the farm said in a social media post warning visitors to keep away.

Authorities are investigating the blaze, which they believe may have been caused by a cigarette.

More: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article267394742.html (https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article267394742.html)
Title: Re: Families run to safety as huge fire burns 73 vehicles at pumpkin patch, TX videos show
Post by: EdinVA on October 17, 2022, 01:10:55 pm
Someone brought a Tesla to the punkin patch...  :smokin:
Title: Re: Families run to safety as huge fire burns 73 vehicles at pumpkin patch, TX videos show
Post by: mountaineer on October 17, 2022, 01:25:01 pm
Quote from: EdinVA on October 17, 2022, 01:10:55 pm
Someone brought a Tesla to the punkin patch...  :smokin:
I hate to say so, but it would be kind of funny if that were the cause.
Title: Re: Families run to safety as huge fire burns 73 vehicles at pumpkin patch, TX videos show
Post by: DB on October 17, 2022, 01:38:31 pm
Well they parked on dry grass... Duh... Catalytic converters start fires on dry grass...