I'm in auto body shop at my tech highschool.<br /><br />There are 12 of us in the shop, 8 or 9 out of the 12 kids are absolute morons, just there wasting the day away not wanted to learn anything.<br /><br />I was working on a rear quarter of a pickup, i turn around and see this kid take a lighter, and light a rag on fire,,,, he apparently didnt know is 1/2 covered in thinner/reducer and that the thinner on all over the floor around him. The rag go's in flames, shooting flames. He takes it and throws it on the floor, and starts stomping like crazy on it, it had no affect on the fire. I see all this and sprint for a fire extinguisher, while I'm getting it off the wall, other kids start taking snow out of the bed of a pickup that was in the shop and throw it at the fire, which is not fueling from the floor. By the time I bolt back over with the fire extinguisher then moron picks up the flaming rag, thinking he can bring it to the sink, and burns the hell out of his hand. I had to unload the whole fire extinguisher to put the everything out.<br /><br />This was the first time I ever saw a chemical fire really take off like that, it was crazy and it really did get my heart pumping, knowing all the other flammables that where around.
<br /><br />Good thinking, sir! Coulda been a bazillion bux damage except for your quick thinking.
