RFC Club rooms burnt down

[1965]

Well not quite.

 

http://www.3aw.com.au/news/fire-at-richmond-football-club-20150812-gixyll.html

[dwaino]

Burning up the track this week 

[Hard Roar Tiger]

"Investigations continue, but it's believed the fire was the result of an exothermic reaction, or spontaneous combustion."

Yes, well not quite sure what to say about that.
Perhaps the coach told Newman he'd be accountable for an opponent this week

[one-eyed]

Towels ‘spontaneously combust’ at Richmond Football Club, Punt Road

    Herald Sun
    August 13, 2015 8:53AM

TOWELS have “spontaneously combusted” causing a fire at Richmond Football Club.

Emergency services were called to the club, at the corner of Punt Rd and Brunton Ave, at 6.14am.

MFB spokesman Trevor Woodward said the small fire in the club’s pool area was quickly extinguished and crews were using powerful fans to clear smoke from the building.

“They are also trying to determine how these towels caught fire — whether some chemical was spilt on them or whether they were perhaps used to clean up some chemical,” he said.

“Somehow they have spontaneously combusted.”



http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/towels-spontaneously-combust-at-richmond-football-club-punt-road/story-fni0fit3-1227481273088

[one-eyed]

Jack Riewoldt sees the funny side of fire which shut down Richmond Football Club headquarters

    Herald Sun
    August 13, 2015 12:17PM

RICHMOND star Jack Riewoldt is known to wear his heart on his sleeve but this morning it was his compassionate side on show at Punt Road.

The Tigers base was in lockdown after towels “spontaneously combusted” causing a fire in the club’s pool area.

The fire was quickly extinguished while MFB crews used powerful fans to clear smoke from the building.

Not one to hold grudges, Riewoldt was quick to throw his arms around a sheepish property steward in charge of cleaning the towels after players and officials were allowed back in the clubrooms.

Riewoldt lost his temper last month at the MCG last month, punching the turf after the siren in Richmond’s gut-wrenching loss to Fremantle.


Jack Riewoldt hugs the club’s property steward charged with cleaning the towels. Picture: Nicole Garmston
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/jack-riewoldt-sees-the-funny-side-of-fire-which-shut-down-richmond-football-club-headquarters/story-fni5f9jb-1227481526547

[one-eyed]

Fire at Punt Road

afl.com.au
August 13, 2015 11:02 AM


A FIRE in a pile of towels has sparked an early morning emergency at Richmond headquarters.

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called to Punt Road at 6.14am on Thursday.

"The pool and reception area were evacuated as smoke began to fill the building," the MFB said in a statement.

"The fire was quickly extinguished and special fans used to extract the smoke from the premises."

The MFB speculated the fire could have been caused by a chemical reaction from towels being used to mop up spilled pool chemical before being placed in a washing pile.

"Apart from the smoke and chemical smell, there was no damage to the facility," the statement said.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said the club was a little lucky that the fire was confined to a small space and no real damage was done, praising the quick action of the club's property steward Giuseppe Mamone.

"We were pretty lucky from our point of view we had Giuseppe here in that situation," Hardwick said.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-13/fire-at-punt-road

[Tiger Tragic]

Jack Riewoldt sees the funny side of fire which shut down Richmond Football Club headquarters

    Herald Sun
    August 13, 2015 12:17PM

RICHMOND star Jack Riewoldt is known to wear his heart on his sleeve but this morning it was his compassionate side on show at Punt Road.

The Tigers base was in lockdown after towels “spontaneously combusted” causing a fire in the club’s pool area.

The fire was quickly extinguished while MFB crews used powerful fans to clear smoke from the building.

Not one to hold grudges, Riewoldt was quick to throw his arms around a sheepish property steward in charge of cleaning the towels after players and officials were allowed back in the clubrooms.

Riewoldt lost his temper last month at the MCG last month, punching the turf after the siren in Richmond’s gut-wrenching loss to Fremantle.

WTF has that got to do with anything?

[Penelope]

lol
cant help themselves. these clowns are so stupid, they elect to be morons

[(•))(©™]

Well at least I tried.

[WilliamPowell]

Onya Sep 

[wayne]

Sack Francis Jackson for drafting the incompetent property steward.

[one-eyed]

Why do towels spontaneously combust?

SKY News
Thursday, 13 August 2015

The fire at Richmond Football club isn't the first time towels have spontaneously combust in a gym.

The spontaneous combustion of a pile of towels at Richmond Football Club has set social media on fire with talk about the towelling inferno.

The towels spontaneously caught fire on Thursday morning at the club's pool and have become a digital water cooler conversation.

'This made me laugh! How does this even happen?' Andrew O'Connell posted on Twitter.

Firefighters say the towels may have had a build-up of massage oil on them, causing an 'exothermic reaction' that ignited a small fire.

Or they may have been used to clean up chemicals, causing them to self combust, the MFB said.

The incident, dubbed 'towelling inferno', has been trending across Facebook and Twitter - with a majority of people using it to sledge the Tigers.

'Looks like the Tigers season is going up in flames,' Nathan Fletcher wrote on Facebook.

Even the MFB got in on the act, posting: 'Nice try Gold Coast Suns'.

But the club was lucky to escape with no damage, given that towel combustion has caused extensive damage to other properties over the years.

Freshly laundered towels with a build-up of oil caught fire and caused a $1 million worth of damage to a Richmond gym in 2013 and an Adelaide day spa went up in flames last year under similar circumstances.

A Victorian woman was treated for smoke inhalation in May after her towels combusted in the dryer, filling her house with smoke when she opened the dryer door.

Why might towels combust?

- They are used for drying off after a dip in a pool, wiping off massage oil or cleaning up spilt chemicals and liquids.

- The potentially flammable liquids sometimes stay in towel fibres even after being washed and dried several times, leading to a build up.

- These chemicals then cause an 'exothermic reaction'

How does it happen?

- Heat builds up in large piles of towels from fungi, bacteria and outside sources (heater, sunlight).

- After being washed some liquids can self-heat during the drying process and, if temperatures get hot enough, may self-combust.

- Cotton or linen in towels removed from a dryer may become oxidised and can also contain a large amount of static.

- This static can cause a spark which can ignite chemicals which remain in the towels.

- Oxidisation is the process of adding oxygen to a compound, making it more susceptible to catching fire.

How to prevent it?

- Understand the causes of spontaneous combustion, take steps to avoid these scenarios, and have a fire plan.

- See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/offbeat/2015/08/13/why-do-towels-spontaneously-combust-.html#sthash.FvuwekMM.dpuf