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Woman Dies After Squirrel Clogs Propane Line

POSTED: 1:02 pm EST January 20, 2006

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized after a squirrel
became lodged in a pipe between the furnace and the chimney, causing propane
fumes to enter a rural home.

The Hubbard County, Minn., sheriff said John Bennett and 67-year-old Maxine
Tischman were found lying on the floor of the home Wednesday afternoon.
Tischman was pronounced dead at the scene. Bennett, who is in his 70s, was
taken to a hospital.

Sheriff Gary Mills said investigators found the squirrel lodged in the
three-inch pipe after locating strong propane fumes in the area near the
furnace.

who knew squirrels culd be so deadly?
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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:36:34 -0500, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
wrote:

Woman Dies After Squirrel Clogs Propane Line

POSTED: 1:02 pm EST January 20, 2006

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized after a squirrel
became lodged in a pipe between the furnace and the chimney, causing propane
fumes to enter a rural home.

The Hubbard County, Minn., sheriff said John Bennett and 67-year-old Maxine
Tischman were found lying on the floor of the home Wednesday afternoon.
Tischman was pronounced dead at the scene. Bennett, who is in his 70s, was
taken to a hospital.

Sheriff Gary Mills said investigators found the squirrel lodged in the
three-inch pipe after locating strong propane fumes in the area near the
furnace.

who knew squirrels culd be so deadly?

Squirrels can also cause house fires, as I found out the hard way back
in 2002.

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than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

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On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:36:34 -0500, "Magic Mood Jeep©"
wrote:

Woman Dies After Squirrel Clogs Propane Line

POSTED: 1:02 pm EST January 20, 2006

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized after a
squirrel
became lodged in a pipe between the furnace and the chimney, causing
propane
fumes to enter a rural home.

The Hubbard County, Minn., sheriff said John Bennett and 67-year-old
Maxine
Tischman were found lying on the floor of the home Wednesday afternoon.
Tischman was pronounced dead at the scene. Bennett, who is in his 70s, was
taken to a hospital.

Sheriff Gary Mills said investigators found the squirrel lodged in the
three-inch pipe after locating strong propane fumes in the area near the
furnace.

who knew squirrels culd be so deadly?

Squirrels can also cause house fires, as I found out the hard way back
in 2002.

You have to remind yourself sometimes that they really are just a cuter
version of a rat.

Jo

We call them tree rats down here in the south

"NMR" wrote in message
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We call them tree rats down here in the south



Speak for yourself! I love my squirrels and chipmunks!

"cybercat" wrote in message
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"NMR" wrote in message
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We call them tree rats down here in the south



Speak for yourself! I love my squirrels and chipmunks!

I love them to they make good stew :-)
When you are driving they make great targets when they try cross the road
they are worth at least 5 points :-)
( just kidding about the car part but squirrels make good stew)

"cybercat" wrote in message
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"NMR" wrote in message
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We call them tree rats down here in the south



Speak for yourself! I love my squirrels and chipmunks!



I do, too. I use squirrel proof bird feeders because squirrels eat so much
I can't afford the seed they would consume. They get lots from the ground
that the birds throw out, though, and I have some nut trees -- it's
hilarious to see a squirrel run by with this huge hickory nut (unshelled)
gripped in its mouth. We had chipmunks in Ohio, but I haven't seen any here
(East Texas).

MaryL

"John F. Eldredge" wrote in message
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Squirrels can also cause house fires, as I found out the hard way back
in 2002.

--
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PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu


I hadn't heard that, but there have been numerous reports of power outages
caused by squirrels.

MaryL

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:01:18 -0600, "MaryL"
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"John F. Eldredge" wrote in message
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Squirrels can also cause house fires, as I found out the hard way back
in 2002.

--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu


I hadn't heard that, but there have been numerous reports of power outages
caused by squirrels.

MaryL


One room of my house was formerly an attached garage, and, although I
didn't know it at the time, wasn't insulated. It was a wooden stud
wall with an outer brick layer, and plasterboard on the inside, but no
insulation. I was having problems at the time with squirrels chewing
their way into my attic, and one of them apparently moved down into
the uninsulated wall, then chewed on an electric cable. The resultant
house fire did enough damage that I had to live in a hotel for 3
months while the house was being repaired. I lost over 1800 books in
the fire, most of a thirty-year collection, and my cat died in the
fire. She ran and hid, and I was unable to get her out of the house,
so she died of smoke inhalation.

After I was able to move back into my house, I adopted two older cats,
Katie and Cinders. Katie died of cancer about 9 months later, having
apparently already been ill when I adopted her. Cinders is still
doing well, and is 10 or 11 years old at this point (I don't know
exactly).

--
John F. Eldredge --
PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better
than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

MaryL wrote:
I hadn't heard that, but there have been numerous reports of power outages
caused by squirrels.

MaryL

When I worked at the newspaper, our whole city block lost power when a
squirrel somehow fried a transformer.
But I love squirrels. Our rental house has a giant native pecan tree,
and I always gather several buckets of them and bring out here, and get
unshelled raw peanuts from the peanut farmers. The little doo-doo heads
bury most of the pecans, because now I've got little pecan trees coming
up all over the place.
I had a pet squirrel many years ago, and they are just darling little
critters. They have personality-plus, and show affection just as much
as a cat.
(But this was many years ago -- I would never keep or recommend anyone
else to keep one, unless you're a wildlife rehabber or something)

Sherry