time to ban these.

FLYER · 1st July 2013, 10:05

The huge fire in the west midlands was started by these chinese lanterns.

They have been known to set alight the roofs of houses also.

DaveyC · 1st July 2013, 10:13

Could not agree more!

We had one land our connifers a couple of years ago. Luckily we were all sitting in the garden having a family BBQ for my birthday. Had no idea what we were looking at to begin with but soon stopped and problems with a bucket of water from the pond.

Damn things are so cheap and are in every pound shop round here. a mate of mine will be one of the poor sods called out to that fire in Smethwick.

FLYER · 1st July 2013, 10:36

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Originally Posted by DaveyC

Could not agree more!

We had one land our connifers a couple of years ago. Luckily we were all sitting in the garden having a family BBQ for my birthday. Had no idea what we were looking at to begin with but soon stopped and problems with a bucket of water from the pond.

Damn things are so cheap and are in every pound shop round here. a mate of mine will be one of the poor sods called out to that fire in Smethwick.

200 firefighters there and a smoke plume 6000 feet high.

BIG LEK · 1st July 2013, 10:44

Heres A picture of the fire ive seen nothing like that before,

FLYER · 1st July 2013, 11:01

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Originally Posted by BIG LEK

Heres A picture of the fire ive seen nothing like that before,

Thats a vision of hell that is.

windrush · 1st July 2013, 13:18

I agree they must be banned now before there is a loss of life

Dorset Bob · 1st July 2013, 10:44

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Originally Posted by FLYER

The huge fire in the west midlands was started by these chinese lanterns.

They have been known to set alight the roofs of houses also.

and I have a thatched roof

MG Tom · 3rd July 2013, 06:18

These lanterns can be magical. Writing a message to a deceased love one on it and releasing it to the heavens, or well wishes to newly weds...

They aren't being released by irresponsible yobs, but people just aren't aware of the risks.

£6M of damage at Smethwick, not to mention the untold risk to life. Cattle die all the time from eating the wire, if they fall in a field that is cut and turned to silage then the wire isn't seen and it is fatal.

These things can travel for 30 miles!

I think they should be sold with much shorter fuses and people made aware of the risks, making it a requirement to retrieve them too.

FLYER · 3rd July 2013, 09:06

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Originally Posted by MG Tom

These lanterns can be magical. Writing a message to a deceased love one on it and releasing it to the heavens, or well wishes to newly weds...

They aren't being released by irresponsible yobs, but people just aren't aware of the risks.

£6M of damage at Smethwick, not to mention the untold risk to life. Cattle die all the time from eating the wire, if they fall in a field that is cut and turned to silage then the wire isn't seen and it is fatal.

These things can travel for 30 miles!

I think they should be sold with much shorter fuses and people made aware of the risks, making it a requirement to retrieve them too.

30 miles ??????

Now we are talking forest fires .

Ban em.

And no Ross I dont mean forests.

Ros3 · 3rd July 2013, 18:55

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Originally Posted by FLYER

30 miles ??????

Now we are talking forest fires .

Ban em.

And no Ross I dont mean forests.

Now...... To be fair mate, you can get lost in a big forest.. .... Ban em, that's what I think...

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