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Livestreamer in Japan accidentally burn down his house, caught on video
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It's a very unfortunate incident. Some people are calling him an idiot, and maybe even rightly so, but this also proves something else: there are likely still tons of uneducated people out there.
When I watched the video, I also had many "nooo, why are you doing that?"-moments... but again, that's easy to say in hindsight.
People need to be educated about how they can put down a small fire. For many of us here, it makes absolutely no sense to try to put out a fire with some cardboard or a small splash of water... but for those who were never taught about dealing with fires it might seem very logical.
When I watched the video, I also had many "nooo, why are you doing that?"-moments... but again, that's easy to say in hindsight.
People need to be educated about how they can put down a small fire. For many of us here, it makes absolutely no sense to try to put out a fire with some cardboard or a small splash of water... but for those who were never taught about dealing with fires it might seem very logical.
Talking about it isn't enough. They need to show you it. In person, preferably. The effect is dramatic enough that people might actually still remember it while panicking.
This is what happens when you spray water into a frying pan full oil that has caught fire.
All three of those would be good responses.
John Kowalski
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Was he ok? I hope he was ok.
Eh. It worked, didn't it?
PROJECTZERO
Banned
I think hes ok. Hope somebody else can confirm this.
Aquavelvaman
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Hearing a creepy anime baby robot voice while my house burns down is probably the scariest thing I can imagine.
He was basically screwed once the fire started. Amazing fire fighting skills might put it out, but his response was normal.
The problem was that he was playing with fire, surrounded by nothing but paper, cardboard and plastic bags, lacking any actually useful firefighting tools like a fire extinguisher.
The real mistakes all occurred before the fire even started. You deal with an emergency like that by being prepared before it happens.
Soyongdori
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I just noticed that he was playing Minecraft when that happened.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
You would think that minecraft is the perfect game to teach people about the real dangers of fires... I mean you ever seen how much shit burns down in minecraft?
Ive assisted with a neighbors apartment that was on fire, the owner was an elderly woman who was taken to the hospital earlier in the week and had passed away then. At the time the relative did not know that she had the heater on so the thing was just constantly on and set fire to all the papers and other materials she had in her home.
Was busy collecting all of the extinguishers from the other floors, pulling the pins then passing them off to the other 2 guys, one who kept the new extinguisher ready, while the guy by the kitchen window was spraying what he could onto the fire in the kitchen.
If the kitchen window was closed the damage would have been much larger as we would have had no way to at least keep it from spreading further till the fire fighters arrived. The other room was history though as no way to get to it.
Everyone should go to a basic fire fighting course at least once in their life. It's amazing how the smallest fire can become a huge unmanageable mess due to negligence. Also, he took way too long to react and let the fire grow bigger. A middle-sized soaked towel would have probably done the job, but then he had the great idea of keeping cardboard boxes close to the fire. Sad to read a woman died due to the guy's negligence.
That news article is not related to this.
Yeah, was just about to edit since I read no one died in the previous page. Good to know.
Yup, if you watch the vid earlier he does that, explains why it quickly lit up when he stupidly threw the lit match in a bag fill with paper towels that had lighter fluid on them. Of all the places he put it in worst place possible.
Shining Sunshine
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Man, what a stupid shithead.
No one in the world should smoke.
No one in the world should smoke.
The most frustrating/laughable part of this vid to me was how the idiot kept tippy-toeing around all the crap strewn on his floor. Back and forth, over and over. Kick that shit out of your way! What an ineffectual waste of oxygen.
I'm amazed that sprinkler systems aren't mandatory in Japan. Did this take place somewhere out in the middle of nowhere?
I'm amazed that sprinkler systems aren't mandatory in Japan. Did this take place somewhere out in the middle of nowhere?
Garuda1One
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WTF he tried to put out the fire using a cardboard box ?!
CassidyIzABeast
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I was just listing the mistakes he made before the torrent of fuckery began.
I hadn't noticed this detail. Wow, can someone really be this stupid?
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
http://alfalfalfa.com/articles/133306.html
apparently fire extinguishers are number on amazon japan now. not like that matters if people dont know how to use them...
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/movers-and-shakers/kitchen/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsms
apparently fire extinguishers are number on amazon japan now. not like that matters if people dont know how to use them...
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/movers-and-shakers/kitchen/ref=zg_bs_tab_t_bsms
A mini co2 extinguisher isn't going to do much. You need a good amount of CO2 in order to displace the O2 and cool the combustion. If not it's just going to relight. If you're looking for a small extinguisher, go with a chemical ABC one. You can use it to put out any fires in the house including oil. They are messy but much more effective on wood and paper.
Lucky Seven
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Did he ditch his waifu? What sort of man would let his waifu burn?
Yeah, you can still smother a small fire with a blanket even if it's not wet right? As long as you stomp the shit out of it and completely cover it
Most people wouldn't try to stop a fire with cardboard.
Baldwin_the_First
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S¡mon;180718630 said:
This isn't a matter of being educated or not, it's simply a lack of common sense. The guy is stupid as hell and didn't take the fire seriously until it was too late. At least he wasn't living in a apartment building or this idiot would have cost the home of others too with his stupidity.
I hope he didn't have a pet.
edit: oh god multiple buildings caught fire too because of that asshole. (seems like 2 apartments complex and one shop) What a cunt.
nailbombxx
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Damn, this guy made some pretty big mistakes but I do feel for him. Getting my place and my belongings all burnt down would be a nightmare.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
both my homes in j-land have extinguishers, they're actually way more common than usa/europe in homes
travisbickle
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It can take less than a minute with fabrics like curtains and sofas.
Soyongdori
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That tends to happen when you try to put out a fire with cardboard boxes. Speaking of which, this is the first time I've ever seen someone trying to put out a fire with cardboard boxes...
Trojita
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Says who?
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Me.. As I also own homes in the US/Europe.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Scary stuff. Its amazing how quickly people forget that life can go from normal to disastrous in just a few seconds. Reminds me of the following video where people are having fun with their dogs excitement for food and in a minute their house is on fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1QQTKZ7Hto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1QQTKZ7Hto
superseohyun
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yes. Only his room( about 30 square meters.) burned. 4 people live in the house.
it was just that western forum detectives with not enough knowledge of Japanese language misreported. The two cases were not related.
What the hell! That is hilarious.
I'm surprised he didn't throw himself in the flames in an attempt to put it out after a cardboard box, a cup of water and a bed failed to do the trick.
Trojita
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Yeah the whole situation could definitely have been avoided with some common sense. Since he was stupid enough to cause the fire in the first place I am not surprised at all that he didn't know how to deal with it...
It looked like a comedy slapstick sketch from the get-go. When he turned his back to the trash bag on the left that caught on fire, I didn't notice he was dealing with another small fire on the right.
When your apartment is on fire, stop, drop, and roll on it.
When your apartment is on fire, stop, drop, and roll on it.
AcademicSaucer
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He is like a real life Homer
lighters were invented before matches...
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