Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Arsonist Learns Fundamental Property of Gasoline as Act Literally Blows Up in Her Face

When you play with fire, you get burned.

The phrase is many things: a tale as old as time, a piece of wisdom so commonly parroted it has grown cliché, and, of course, a lesson learned by most folks in grade school.

Yet, for some, that lesson doesn’t come until the mid-20s — and when it does, it comes the hard way.

Such is life for 26-year-old Sydney Parham, who wound up in both police custody and the infirmary on July 22 after a foolish fire-related incident.

According to The Associated Press, the Fraser, Michigan, native was arrested on one count of third-degree arson after she allegedly triggered an unplanned explosion while attempting to torch her neighbor’s vehicle.

Fortunately for Parham, she escaped the incident with minor injuries, and no one else was hurt.

The powers that be apparently were unwilling to allow her off the hook easily, however, forcing the woman to learn on candid camera, recorded by an uninvolved third party.

The resulting video, which has gone v***l, reveals a hooded and mask-clad woman, allegedly Parham, pouring liquid gasoline into the open rear window of a black Jeep SUV parked outside her apartment in Harrison Township.

Moments later, the woman appears to insert a sparked hand-held grill lighter inside the vehicle, triggering a minor explosion.

The resulting puff of fire and smoke shatters the car windows, lifting the woman off her feet and sending her flying into a nearby vehicle. Crawling to her feet, the alleged arsonist grabs her gasoline canister and makes for the metaphorical exits.

Shortly after the video stopped rolling, The AP reported, fire crews arrived to put out the blaze.

Parham later was arrested outside her home with the help of eye-witness testimony.

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In Clinton Township, where Parham was charged, she was released from jail on $20,000 personal bond. Her next appearance in court is slated for Aug. 5.

If the alleged arsonist had thought ahead, she might have studied the properties of gasoline — not that one would expect broad-daylight arsonists to do much thinking.

A dynamic substance in its liquid state, gasoline is known to evaporate into — and rest in — the air in small quantities. This, in turn, is known to create a dangerously flammable atmosphere that can ignite quickly.

As such, the decision to immediately introduce an open flame to the vehicle before allowing potentially evaporated gasoline to dissipate was, of course, bad.

But play stupid games, win stupid prizes, I suppose.

At least this incident of unbridled stupidity might serve as a lesson to the left’s growing band of punk, social-justice arsonists.

Then again, it probably won’t.

https://www.westernjournal.com/alleged-arsonist-learns-fundamental-property-gasoline-act-literally-blows-face/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=CTBreaking&utm_campaign=breaking&utm_content=conservative-tribune&ats_es=489ee1ba734a5f1f055e6be09233f635

Carol Kelly

It probably won’t and all the other jerks out there don’t learn either. It’s almost as if they’re brain dead.

Radiance3

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They'll keep on doing, and time will come when their brains are also inflamed.

Divine truth

Totally brain dead, and can't see it, damn shame. I wouldn't think of such a act like that.

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My lesbian family member said she came go to jail, for holding a white female by the neck, and in possession of a gun.

teabag09

I sort of did the same thing to myself when I was in High School. I was dating a girl who's parents built a retirement home on Lake Gaston on the Va. side. Cabinets had been installed and there was a ton of cardboard boxes that needed to be burned. I got up early, poured gas on the pile, stood back and tried to throw lit pieces of paper at the pile. Well the sun had just come up there was no air current, I couldn't smell gas fumes. I got a stick, poured a bit of gas on it, lit it and threw it on the pile. An area of about 30 to 35 feet around, including me, went up in a big WOOOF. Finally got my eyebrows back after awhile.

It's funny how we learn lessons by doing as we go through life.

While at the same site we boys slept in a trailer and had a propane leak which blew up while we were sleeping. No one was hurt but were abruptly a waken. My brother had the same thing happen to him at another time. Gas scares the dickens out of me, go figure. Mike

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

I did a lot of stupid ***t when I was a kid!

Divine truth

Everyone did, but, this was beyond stupid, and with malice intent