Posted on 09/12/2022 2:34:53 PM PDT by dynachrome
Americans love tailgating; it combines our three favorite past times of eating, relying on our cars for everything and blood sport. However, while cars and tailgating go together like peas and carrots, fire is not cars’ friend. Someone should have told that to a sports fan attending the Miami Dolphins Vs. New England Patriots game at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.
Plumes of black smoke could be seen coming up from the parking lot around the second or third quarter. Police are investigating the fire but believe the event was accidental. A fan reportedly started the fire when they left a grill unattended in the parking lot, ABC 6 reports. One fan told NBC Miami he not only lost his flashy Benz, but quite a few bucks as well
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Unattended Grill???
that’s just wrong!
This country is going to Hell and these people are still distracted by overpaid, women-beating thugs who’ll earn more money in a few games than most people do in their entire lives.
frankly surprised this doesn’t happen more often...
“Unattended grill” — yeah, right. What a lame excuse. They are burying the real reason. It was a Tesla.
(Allstate Mayhem guy) “...and if you don’t have the right car insurance, you could be paying for this yourself.”
The commercial just wrote itself!
I think its frickin hilarious wish the whole lot would have gone
I think the liability portion of your homeowner policy covers the other cars, not your car insurance.
“Something’s burning. Why don’t somebody put all that smoke out? I’m trying to watch the game... Oh!! It’s my Grill!
I can smell the Open Pit BBQ Sauce!”
Do cars “burn down?”
No, it was Tigers fans, Auburn and LSU fans:
LSU Vs Auburn 1996 fire (Auburn fire game)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI14lQmDLTo
“Mayhem Guy” is my spirit animal.
Were fossil fuels involved?
Mayhem is Everywhere!
“The real tragedy was that 15 hadn’t been colored yet.” - Steve Spurrier
Scott Dellorfano, the owner of one of the cars that went up in flames, said his expensive Mercedes S63 was a total loss. He said he had $3,000 cash in the car as well.
Scott, you are stupid.
Sportsman Terrorist....
Wasn’t that a party!
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