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Wicked Blue

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Wed Feb 17, 2021, 05:23 PM Feb 2021

Bergen N.J. man set fire to his lawn to get rid of snow and ice, cops say

By Josh Axelrod | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

If you encounter a particularly rough patch of ice or snow while shoveling this winter, don’t reach for a can of gasoline like a Midland Park man did this past Friday, police say.

Police and firefighters responded to the man’s home on Paterson Avenue where he had set a small fire to try to melt the snow and ice. Once the fire department arrived, they called in the Bergen County Hazmat Unit, who used the Speedy Dry to sop up the gas.

The man, whom police would not name, had poured about a half-gallon of gasoline on a gravelly 2-foot by 2-foot square section of his backyard.

“He thought a good idea would be to dump some gasoline on and light it on fire,” police Lt. John Gibbons told NJ Advance Media.

https://www.nj.com/bergen/2021/02/nj-man-set-fire-to-his-lawn-to-get-rid-of-snow-and-ice-cops-say.html


Are Florida Men migrating north?

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Bergen N.J. man set fire to his lawn to get rid of snow and ice, cops say (Original Post) Wicked Blue Feb 2021 OP
Jesus! Good thing it's not Florida. The whole freakin' state would be on fire! :) n/t brewens Feb 2021 #1
sshhh, don't tell them Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #2
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