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ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:00 am
by Ultravox
http://www.wfaa.com/news/national/172007011.html
Fire officials say the wife of an Idaho lawmaker was injured when a room that they had converted into a gun safe exploded.
The Times-News reports that Amy Wood, the wife of state Rep. Fred Wood, was taken by air ambulance to a Utah hospital with second-degree burns on her face and hands after the explosion Saturday night in southern Idaho. Fred Wood, R-Burley, told the newspaper that he wasn't injured in the blast.
Burley Fire Chief Keith Martin said the couple was eating dinner when the explosion occurred. Amy Wood was on the back patio — which is directly over the gun room — and the blast apparently caused the slab to collapse into the room below.
The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
A little more info (and a pic) here:
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/mini- ... 963f4.html
Sooo many questions.
Guns don't just 'explode' so what do you suppose the cause was?
I imagine there was powder stored in the room perhaps? Or maybe they had a gas leak?
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:18 am
by wlewisiii
I was discussing this with some others at a different site last night and the conclusion we came to was that he probably had one of those automated reloading machines running and it went haywire while no one was watching over it.
Good reason to stick to a single stage press...
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:19 am
by Inquisitor
hoarded reploading supplies?
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:42 am
by SwampGrouch
While we're speculating, I wonder if "gun room" is code for "bunker?"
I hope they stay with the story. The fire marshal's report will be interesting.
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:53 am
by senorgrand
How messed-up is it that the poor woman had to be airlifted from Idaho to Utah for treatment. That's some serious shit. I hope she's going to be ok.
First time I've heard of a gun room spontaneously exploding...
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:57 am
by SwampGrouch
senorgrand wrote:First time I've heard of a gun room spontaneously exploding...
Having all the prepper gear including a few 20# propane bottles down there would do it.
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:04 am
by GuitarsandGuns
Black Powder? Cat with a match?
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:06 am
by Fukshot
Improperly stored primers is my guess. People tend to be way too casual with those things.
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:13 am
by TheGhostWhoRides
Not trying to make this sound like Goldberg machine, but my guess is something with a floating fireing pin, (Colt series 70), was loaded with one in the tube and fell and the gun going off set off powder or primers.
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:50 pm
by MtnMan
senorgrand wrote:How messed-up is it that the poor woman had to be airlifted from Idaho to Utah for treatment. That's some serious shit. I hope she's going to be ok.
There are huge areas of the US that are very sparsely served for critical care:
http://tramah.cml.upenn.edu/CML.TraumaCenters.Web/
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:11 pm
by SwampGrouch
MtnMan wrote:senorgrand wrote:How messed-up is it that the poor woman had to be airlifted from Idaho to Utah for treatment. That's some serious shit. I hope she's going to be ok.
There are huge areas of the US that are very sparsely served for critical care:
http://tramah.cml.upenn.edu/CML.TraumaCenters.Web/
It looks like Logan is only half as far as Idaho Falls from Burley. Even if it's not closer, "Who has a bed available" is an issue, too.
Re: ID: Idaho lawmaker's wife hurt in gun room explosion
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:31 am
by Ultravox
Here's a follow up story, but they are still guessing as to the cause.
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/inves ... 274b9.html