Burning Van on Street View

Posted by Kate | 6:11 AM | , | 3 comments »


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Anyone know the story behind this?

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  1. Anonymous // October 18, 2009 12:13 PM  

    wow! wish i did!

  2. Anonymous // October 31, 2009 7:44 PM  

    It could be a carpet cleaning van. I've known a few of those to catch on fire from the heat of the exhaust mufflers on the gasoline engine driven pumps inside...

  3. soubriquet // December 5, 2009 4:12 PM  

    The awesome power of googling has enabled Soubriquet to clear up the mystery:
    "Garfield Peart, owner of M&M Garage Door Services, was inside the garage of a home near Pearson International Airport about four months ago when he heard the voice of a child coming from the other side of the door he was installing.

    "Suddenly, a kid runs up," Peart said, "and he said, 'Sir, your van is on fire!' There was a window above the garage door; I went up top, and I look out, and yes, there it is, on fire – actually the van of the owner of the house – beside my truck. So I had to rush outside while the fire was gushing from the side of the van to move my truck. And as soon as I moved my truck, the van blew up."

    Nobody was hurt in the explosion, so Peart laughed loudly when he was told why he was being asked about this peculiar chain of events so long after it unfolded: a Google Street View camera car, we now know, drove by the Robinglade Dr. house minutes before the blast."

    http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/google/article/707249--city-on-google-s-candid-camera

    Meanwhile, I'm wondering just how you do this posting of interactive streetview pics, it's pretty neat, for someone claiming to be the worst blogger!

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