Shoutout to the $80 fire blanket that saved my tail last Tuesday

I was welding up a steam drum patch at the old power plant in Gary. Sparks landed on some dried grease I didn't see and poof. Grabbed that blanket I bought off McMaster-Carr and threw it over the spot before anything caught good. Thing paid for itself in about 3 seconds. Do you guys keep fire blankets handy on site or just rely on extinguishers?

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blair_butler4718d ago

Honestly, that's terrifying, glad you caught it in time.

danieljenkins18d ago

Yeah, "terrifying" is the exact right word for it. I had a similar scare last year when my bank flagged a charge and I realized someone had cloned my card from a gas station pump. It took weeks to sort out the fraud report and get my money back.