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Livestreamer in Japan accidentally burn down his house, caught on video
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Just realised he was striking the match and set the matchbox on fire
That is some Homer Simpson type luck
When he fueled the matchbox he wiped it down repeatedly with a paper towel, probably spreading a thin film of lighter fluid over the whole surface. No surprise that the whole thing went up in flames.
foxuzamaki
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Goddamn grab a pot and fill it with water or something
Dreams-Visions
Member
so?
He's going to get nailed to the wall for the death i would think, he didn't of course mean to burn the place down which was a accident, what he did fail at was his attempts to put the fire out, he must of just panicked & then it was too late.
What have we all be told "don't play with fire"
He didn't kill anyone.
PROJECTZERO
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So people on Reddit are now saying that the fire that killed someone was not caused by the guy streaming and that it was a completely different fire?
Kralamoonard
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It's easy to for people now sitting in their own comfort typing away at how easy it could have been solved etc, but look at it from his own position, initially he didn't think much of it (as he never saw the fire behind him), of course when he did he panicked and took it away from his computer, but it burnt through the bag and spread quickly - he did it all in the heat of the moment I guess.
Yes maybe trying to put it out with cardboard wasn't the brightest idea, but sometimes panicking and dangerous situations doesn't make you think straight...evidently.
Yes maybe trying to put it out with cardboard wasn't the brightest idea, but sometimes panicking and dangerous situations doesn't make you think straight...evidently.
LookAtMeGo
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I'm pretty sure my first reaction would have been to smother it with a blanket and stomp the shit out of it while it was smaller. Not sure how effective that would have been.
LoveCake
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I was just thinking the very same thing, £15 for six years not bad at all really, considering one myself.
May sort out some sort of mini prepers kit just in-case, fire extinguisher, first aid kit (already have) wind up torch (already have) combo screwdriver, knife, couple of tins of fruit, pack of bottled water.
LoveCake
Member
It said in a earlier post that a woman's body was found in one of the apartments.
Kralamoonard
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That was another fire on the same day. The Reddit post has updated and clarified that.
PROJECTZERO
Banned
People are now saying it was a different fire. Not sure whats going on.
LoveCake
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Oh, i have seen that /reddit post, it was posted here after i had posted my original comment.
the thing is many people don't ever have to put out fires so this knowledge is never tested in an actual situation.
On paper if I was asked the question on a test I would recall that you don't pour water on an oil fire but in the actual situation you're in a panic and it's very different.
I hope no one died from this. From what I'm reading it was a totally unrelated fire that a lady died from.
Either way it's hard to blame this guy for willful incompetence. He probably panicked and just had no idea what to do.
Charles Foster Kane
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What a fucking idiot
Mammoth Jones
Member
This.
If you don't own a fire extinguisher definitely get one. Could have been easily avoided.
Air Zombie Meat
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Comedy of errors. He would have been better off not doing anything.
PROJECTZERO
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I don't think thats true.
Ninja Scooter
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Tries to put it out with cardboard...when that doesn't work he leaves the cardboard right next to the fire, leaves for like a solid minute and comes back with...a little dish of water.
Wag
Member
I have one but it's old and lost its charge. I think it's time to buy a new one. 😱
Look at the video again. The bag opens up from the bottom or side, due to the heat. It's very thin plastic.
It seems like some people in this here thread are also unfamiliar with the properties of fire. Oh the irony.
This guy just shot himself in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you light your room on fire over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you light your room on fire over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
Cereal KiIIer
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Any news on the charges?
Who needs to be taught not to put cardboard on fire? Just being alive has taught me that cardboard will catch on fire.
No one has ever taught me not to put paper on a fire but I'm going to guess that trying to put out a fire with paper isn't the best idea.
OpinionatedCyborg
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I'm surprised this guy is capable of living independently.
What? Why would you think that? The guy clearly isn't the sharpest knife in the crayon box, but he also didn't actively want to burn the apartment complex down.
Thus, I am more concerned with the welfare of those affected, rather than wanting to see a guilty-but-not-malicious man hung by his entrails to satisfy my own thirst for justice. The dude's obviously going to be charged for this, so you can chill there. However, despite how irrational his response was, and how clear it was to an Internet forum that was divorced from the situation that he was only feeding the fire in his attempts to smother it, he didn't mean to burn down anything. If he did, then why would he livestream it?
Nothing is gained from wanting to see a man locked up for a crime he didn't mean to commit. Something might be gained from showing a shred of sympathy towards the victims.
I don't think he'll be committing seppuku over this.
Then used a blanket to give it more airflow (oxygen).
This video is the perfect WHAT NOT to do.
He's been charged with being a wingding. The punishment is a severe dressing down. He's pleading tomfoolery gone awry.
Their police chief was quoted saying, "we cannot sanction his buffoonery".
Sapphire Dreams
Member
Damn...
That's why we don't play with fire people.
That's why we don't play with fire people.
If you're going to try and replicate NeoGaf lore, you need to go all the way.
Hypemaster
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Hope the news change is true and he didn't end up killing anyone.
DiipuSurotu
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Was that his wife helping him extinguish the fire with a little water basin? How can both of them be so dumb?
Tinfoilhatsron
Banned
Idiot dodged a bullet then.
The people here giving the advice don't even know what they are talking about? Classic.
Tryhard.
If you feel bad for the guy feel free to buy him a new zippo from his amazon wishlist.
I doubt most people would have put cardboard on top of it and go get a tiny bit of water to dump on it. Or so casually do all that.
toythatkills
Member
Oh god I can't get to the sink what do I have to hand oh sunflower oil maybe? Just pour it on oh my god it's making it worse look around look around oh fuck oh fuck there must be something I can do to stop this I could throw a shoe at it oh my god that's making it worse too oh my god
superdeluxe
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Looks like he tried to move it but the plastic bag burnt up, if he would have taken the futon mattress or thick comforter to it right away,it would have solved it.
Instead he uses the cardboard box, and actually pushes the fire around igniting other flammable objects
Instead he uses the cardboard box, and actually pushes the fire around igniting other flammable objects
Poetic.Injustice
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When I was 10, I almost set the house on fire by playing with matches. Thankfully years of public service announcements got me to quickly fetch a towel and put it out.
But the government can't do anything right
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