Was helping a neighbor set trusses on his house one Saturday and ran over to Dad's shop to make up a hook to help us set them. I welded the thing up over the course of about 15 minutes and went back to he neighbors to finish working. When I went back to the shop Monday morning there was a bluish, blackish blob in the floor about 15 feet away from the welding table. Dad and I both stood there scratching our heads as to what the blob was. After a few minutes he noticed that the old blue plastic barrel he had been using as a trash can for close to 20 years was 'gone'. All I can think is that a spark managed to fly the 15 feet, hit the can and then smoldered for awhile before lighting off and melting the can as it burned the contents. Given the damage it's amazing that the flames didn't effect a can of laquer thinner that was setting on another bench less than two feet from the trash can.
No telling how long the spark smoldered in the can before the fire became detectable, could have been 10 minutes after I left or hours. Needless to say I don't leave the shop, or anywhere else I've been welding, for at least an hour after I finish....just to be safe....
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