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Man dies from chainsaw explosion
« on: November 18, 2017, 09:35:43 PM »
To sum it up- A chainsaw exploded on a 68 year old man while he was using it. He suffered "85% full thickness burns" and died.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news...nsaw_blas.html
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Re: Man dies from chainsaw explosion
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2017, 06:05:50 AM »
Man, that's too bad. Not much info given on the cause.
Not sure how you can get an explosion from a saw. Maybe he was he working on it inside and fuel vapors ignighted?
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Re: Man dies from chainsaw explosion
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2017, 06:07:52 AM »
Quote from: Pointblank on November 19, 2017, 06:05:50 AM
Man, that's too bad. Not much info given on the cause.
Not sure how you can get an explosion from a saw. Maybe he was he working on it inside and fuel vapors ignighted?

Thats what all the comments suggest.
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