Firefighters inhale smoke of a different sort

codejd · Post by **codejd** » Sat 23rd Jun 2007 02:32 pm

Warehouse fire claims ton of marijuana
The Associated Press

EDINBURG, Texas - Firefighters who spent half an hour fighting a blaze in which 2,000 pounds of marijuana went up in smoke breathed so much of it that they would have failed a drug test, a fire chief said.

It took more than 35 firefighters, 1,000 gallons of water and five gallons of chemical suppressant to extinguish the warehouse blaze on Wednesday, Fire Chief Shawn Snider said.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were investigating the origin of the drugs. The Hidalgo County fire marshal was investigating whether arson was the cause.

Snider said Thursday the firefighters were exposed to so much marijuana smoke that they would not be able to pass a drug test, despite wearing air packs to prevent them from inhaling toxic or hazardous fumes.

cattales1960 · Post by **cattales1960** » Sat 23rd Jun 2007 03:07 pm

my friends house caught on fire because of his grow lights.. lol the fireman even came up to him and said, "man thats some bad luck"

Prestoned · Post by **Prestoned** » Sat 23rd Jun 2007 07:33 pm

And thats why I always wanted to be a fireman

islandgurl · Post by **islandgurl** » Sun 24th Jun 2007 12:48 am

LOLOLOL I wanna know why this never happened to my grandfather or my dad! Maybe it did and nobody ever talked hmmmmmmm... I do know my dad at least tried weed

he was way cool.

Sad about the 9 firemen killed in South Carolina, broke my heart. One of my dads best friends died the same way, a collapsing roof.

R.I.P you brave, selfless men