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https://www.asrcm.ns.ca/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Atlantic Society of Radio Control Modellers >> General Discussions >> anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs https://www.asrcm.ns.ca/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1330962143 Message started by astroflyer on Mar 5^th, 2012 at 11:42am

Title: anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs
Post by astroflyer on Mar 5^th, 2012 at 11:42am

a fire yesterday at a customs warehouse in mississauga...might be bad news for anyone awaiting customs clearance.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/03/04/toronto-commecial-building-blaze.html

Title: Re: anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs
Post by speedbird on Mar 5^th, 2012 at 8:10pm

I hope that wasn't a Lipo fire
things will change very fast if it was

Title: Re: anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs
Post by astroflyer on Mar 6^th, 2012 at 8:43am

the real reason:

Mississauga Fire Platoon Chief Alan Hills told reporters that it is believed the fire started after an employee began charging the battery of a pickup truck parked inside the building.

“This truck, the battery was dead, and so they tried to charge it and the arcing from the charger started the fire,” Hills said Sunday.

Title: Re: anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs
Post by JMiller on Mar 6^th, 2012 at 9:03am

I wonder if it was a Hobby King charger?? ;D ;D

Title: Re: anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs
Post by Newfie Bullet on Mar 6^th, 2012 at 1:51pm

I like what Joe said. I wonder if Jon had a charger on the way from there.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs
Post by JON BOY on Mar 6^th, 2012 at 5:25pm

Man I hope that newfie has an endless amount of Strykers! :D

Title: Re: anyone got any parcels from HK sitting in customs
Post by speedbird on Mar 6^th, 2012 at 8:19pm

i remember when I worked in a garage in England
One of the other mechanics put a battery on fast charge
using the big commercial battery charger
I was working on an engine nearby
when the battery exploded with an enormous bang
a large chunk of the casing went flying across the workshop