With No Water Nearby, California Man Uses Beer To Extinguish Flames From Wildfire
A California man was trying to protect his home from the LNU Lightning Complex fire, and he used the only thing he had to put out the flames, cans of Bud Light beer.
A California man was trying to protect his home from the LNU Lightning Complex fire, and he used the only thing he had to put out the flames - cans of Bud Light beer.
According to local reports, the LNU Lightning Complex Fire was approaching Chad Little's home and shop in Vacaville, California.
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¡°It was crazy,¡± homeowner Chad Little told KCRA when describing the fire. ¡°Everybody¡¯s on propane tanks. It was like a war zone.¡±
As his family packed up, Little made up his mind. He wasn¡¯t leaving. He was staying and protecting his home.
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Little told the TV station he could see the fire coming across and down the canyon and over the ridge line. Before he knew it, the fire was on his property, torching his cars and approaching his shop.
Here's a look at the shop Little saved with the help of an ice cold 30 rack. pic.twitter.com/EHjrp7T0f6
¡ª Emily Maher (@EmilyMaherTV) August 21, 2020
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¡°It was burning on the wood down low, and I didn¡¯t have any water,¡± Little said. ¡°I had one barrel with a little bit of water in it, and I tried using that. It didn¡¯t work.¡±
He grabbed the only liquid he had left ¡ª cans of Bud Light.
Chad Little was determined not to let his house burn in the #LNULightningComplex. When he ran out of water -- he turned to the only thing he could had: cans of @BudLight pic.twitter.com/S5tEsLPc8p
¡ª Emily Maher (@EmilyMaherTV) August 21, 2020
¡°When I ripped up the sheet metal, it had a nail, so I was just shaking it up, popping it just and spraying them, popping it out and grabbing another one,¡± Little said. ¡°My buddies all tease me about drinking water beer, and I say, ¡®Hey, saved my shop.¡¯¡±
As massive wildfires ignited by lightning continue to rage on all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area, much of Northern California was under a red flag warning reports USA Today.
Three massive wildfires are scorching Northern California, and more than 650 wildfires - most sparked by lightning - have burned across the state in the last week.
On all sides of the San Francisco Bay Area, three of the largest fires in California are burning - the LNU Lightning Complex to the north has burned 347,630 acres and was 21% contained; the SCU Lightning Complex to the southeast has burned 343,965 acres and was 10% contained; and the CZU Lightning Complex to the south has burned 74,000 and was 8% contained, reports USA Today.
