JimH720113@AO*.CO* wrote: ~ >gents, >i recently heard ( 06.05) that a o2 accident occured in Calif. >It was on the news (so i am told), that a fireman was diving "nitrox" and b/4 >he entered the water, his 1st stage regulator "caught fire" and burned him on >his back( 3rd degree) and burned most of the rear portion of hs wet suit. >Seems the reg he had was (as I am told) an ATOMIC TI. model. >also, it seems that a shop or 2 (in the area) has QUIT pumping nitrox. >this, (to the best of my knowledge) happened in lower ca, around s/d-la >area. >Is there any truth to this? Yes, although you have it a bit squewed. Do a search on rec.scuba to get the full story (try using deja.com for this). There is also an article in a San Diego paper on this. Cheers, -- Paul Braunbehrens mailto:Bakalite@ba*.co* http://www.daw-mac.com Mailing list for digital audio on the mac -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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