Posted on 12/20/2004 8:26:41 AM PST by Rakkasan1
DULUTH -- A Duluth hockey arena was destroyed and at least two people suffered minor injuries Sunday night after a Zamboni ice-resurfacing machine exploded during a broomball game, starting a major fire and sending players and spectators fleeing.
"It looked like the Zamboni doors flew off onto the ice," a player told KDLH-TV in Duluth, referring to the doors of the enclosure in which the Zamboni sat while waiting to go on to the ice. The explosion happened about 9:40 p.m. at Peterson Arena, 3501 Grand Av. in west Duluth.
The witness said the explosion started ceiling insulation on fire, and the building was quickly engulfed.
"There were people on the ice that got hit by the doors," the player told the television station. "We all just ran out of there. I think everybody got out."
Battling the fireAssociated PressA nursing supervisor at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth said this morning that one person was treated at the hospital and released.
Player Ryan Ringsred, who was bandaged, picked small pieces
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I first thought this came from The Onion!
A "that's gonna hurt" ping.
Zambonis are related to SUVs and can blow up when they feel like it.
What a bizzare story. I can't imagine that those things are a great risk for exploding.
That would be bad.
Do they run on gasoline?
Song lyrics -"I wanna drive a Zamboni"...
Well I went down to the local arena
Asked to see the manager man
He came from his office, said, "Son can I help you?"
I looked at him and said, "Yes you can..."
I want to Drive the Zamboni...hey
I want to Drive the Zamboni...Yes I do!
Now ever since I was young it's been my dream
That I might drive a Zamboni machine
I'd get the ice just as slick as could be
And all the kids would look up to me
I want to drive the Zamboni...hey
I want to drive the Zamboni...Yes I do!
Now the manager said, "Son, I know it looks keen
But that right there is one expensive machine
And I've got Smokey who's been driving for years."
About that time I broke down in tears.
Cause I want to drive the Zamboni...hey
I want to drive the Zamboni...Yes I do!----The Gear Daddies
you have to listen to this as you read the story..
http://hockey.dune.net/zamboni.htm
Maybe they should change the name now to ZamBOOMi.
That happened once in my basement.
Crap. Puckistan sleeper cells have awakened.
I went to a Fight and a hockey game broke out.......
I went to a broom-ball game and a fire broke out.......
What year was this song recorded, do you recall?
CA....
Nope, they are now electric or the olderones are propane/ natural gas.
***Zambonis are related to SUVs and can blow up when they feel like it.***
But...but....Soccer Moms LOVE them.
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