Burnt some wood the night before in incinerator.
In the morning I emptied the ashes into compo tub, the incinerator was stone cold and no smoke came from ashes and it was tipped onto damp soil and a few green nettles and weeds.
In doors I go, busy on laptop.
40 mins later, wife comes in and say something only fit for the watershed ;D
I glanced up and thought? Hmmmm? thats more flames than could be caused by the junk mail I just burnt(honestly)!
That took 0.2 of a second and in the next half second I leapt up shouting HOSE and legged it out the door, grabbed bucket of water.
The brush screen had just burst into flames and I thought next doors fence had gone.
The first bucket of water went through screen and onto flaming water but and went woosh! Just like water on a fat fire :o
In about 45 second I threw about 60 gallons of water with my bucket from the pond, when it was all out I left hose on burnt remains for 10 mins and the burnt butt was still warm!!!
I still can`t believe how it actually ignited.
If "she" had come home 5 mins later then it would have been a different story..........
No I know why plastic bins have "No Hot Ashes" on them ;D
I was shaking afterwards :-[
2 weeks later and in the tone of Victor Mildrew, I still can`t believe it happened.
