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Van Fire tragedy
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:40 pm
by nferro9925
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:52 pm
by KBEquine
What a worst case scenario.
My condolences to all.
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:53 pm
by winds
How horrible, my condolences to all involved.
winds
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:47 pm
by Mood Swings
That is so awful! The poor horses
My condolences as well to all the connections.
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:46 am
by Lisann
Oh, how sad!
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:24 am
by Stylus
This all seems to be under wraps. Does anyone know how it happened? Accidental, or otherwise?
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:53 pm
by joeangelo
Yeah not too many details. I have heard it happened in florida and also texas. However I do understand the loss.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:10 am
by el camino
When breaks get hot it can cause a "grease" fire to the axel. As per DOT regulations all commercial haulers, including the smallest of pick up pulling a trailer are required to carry a fire extinguisher. I know someone this happened to when their breaks lock up and they were very lucky they had the proper equipment and averted disaster.
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:02 am
by Sylvie Hebert
happened to us shipping a mare from Ocala to Gulfstream in 1993 or 1994,we jumped the mare off the van (damn ramp would not open)with her goat,over ditch!..I still have pictures of the mare and goat on the side of hiway with the firemen and the truck on fire.It was a small commercial shipper with 6 horses van.the mare was re-shipped to Ocala,put on another truck and got to Gulfstream a few hours before the race(they objected to the scratch...),she left her tail in the gate(don't ask me how?..),left 10-15 lenghts behind then catched up and she leaded to the 1/2 and finished last...I still have that mare retired,in the field...She already was a rescue as a yearling...this mare should write a book!!...she had quite a life and travelled the world...
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:40 pm
by merasmag
lol...
cash out