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LuckyCharms

(23,016 posts)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:30 PM Apr 23

I took these pics while doing yardwork the other day.

I'm not a golfer, but my home borders a golf course.

These pics were taken from my front yard.

Big explosion, then a nasty fire that destroyed a golf cart.. These were taken when the fire first started. It got a lot worse than this. I'm glad the wind was blowing the other way. I would not want to be breathing whatever is in that smoke. The plume got huge.

I'm thinking it was due to thermal runaway from a battery. Two fire trucks came and put it out.

No injuries were reported.

Be careful out there.



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I took these pics while doing yardwork the other day. (Original Post) LuckyCharms Apr 23 OP
Lithium batteries you think ? That is a major inferno. magicarpet Apr 23 #1
Yes, I'm assuming so... LuckyCharms Apr 23 #3
Burning plastic and fiberglass can create nasty smoke plumes also. magicarpet Apr 23 #5
OMG that's an awful fire. Glad no one was hurt. TommieMommy Apr 23 #2
Wow! Traildogbob Apr 23 #4
TDB... littlemissmartypants Apr 23 #6
I've posted and pinned the fire monitoring map in NC group. littlemissmartypants Apr 23 #7
We need a laugh. Very badly. Traildogbob Apr 23 #11
We're supposed to get some rain tomorrow afternoon in WNC blm Apr 24 #28
I really hope that we do. My magnolia tree has dried up so bad... littlemissmartypants Apr 24 #31
That sounds awesome (the number of critters you have) jfz9580m Apr 25 #32
Yes,.. If djt's golf cart exploded in such an inferno like that with him inside. magicarpet Apr 23 #8
Best Putt-Putt golf hole ever! JoseBalow Apr 23 #9
I couldn't believe people were getting so close to it. LuckyCharms Apr 23 #10
Spontaneous hazard JoseBalow Apr 23 #12
That's scary Niagara Apr 23 #13
LOL LuckyCharms Apr 23 #14
Golf Scene some_of_us_are_sane Apr 23 #15
Fore sure!! Niagara Apr 23 #17
Stop it. LuckyCharms Apr 23 #18
Come on, Lucky Niagara Apr 24 #22
Yep, you know I do. LuckyCharms Apr 24 #24
Great, I got nothing for golf puns Niagara Apr 24 #25
In a NYC accent... LuckyCharms Apr 24 #26
That's got drive, Lucky Niagara Apr 24 #27
I have a response to that, but it's not suitable for the public. LuckyCharms Apr 24 #29
Well....alrighty then Niagara Apr 24 #30
Good one, Niagara! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 23 #21
Thank you.. thank you, some_of_us_are_sane Niagara Apr 24 #23
Do you have any pics True Dough Apr 23 #16
Yes, but I charge $17.99 per pic. LuckyCharms Apr 23 #19
I can scrounge together $13, True Dough Apr 23 #20

magicarpet

(19,257 posts)
1. Lithium batteries you think ? That is a major inferno.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:35 PM
Apr 23

Or burning fiberglass and plastics from the golf cart body cowling's and passenger compartments ?

LuckyCharms

(23,016 posts)
3. Yes, I'm assuming so...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:37 PM
Apr 23

I know that golf carts use either old style batteries, or lithium-ion.

magicarpet

(19,257 posts)
5. Burning plastic and fiberglass can create nasty smoke plumes also.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:44 PM
Apr 23

Good thing no one injured.

Traildogbob

(13,153 posts)
4. Wow!
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:38 PM
Apr 23

We here in the South East are under severe draught conditions with Fire Danger at peak alert. We do not need exploding golf carts, or mowers.
Gotta say though, that image of an exploding Golf Cart, gave me a second of joy, and hope. How “just” would that be for so many deaths of innocent people under a particular famous golfer.
Supremacy Court Can’t dismiss that outcome of long awaited Justice.
There is a lot of orange in the base of that fire
China made Batteries???? Hum!

littlemissmartypants

(34,227 posts)
6. TDB...
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:46 PM
Apr 23

You have me laughing with tears in my eyes.

A welcome explosion indeed!

😹😹😹😹😹

littlemissmartypants

(34,227 posts)
7. I've posted and pinned the fire monitoring map in NC group.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:53 PM
Apr 23

I'm terrified of fire. I'm in a prime fuel zone. Surrounded by mostly pine trees & wooden buildings. I've been out in the mornings running the hose for the birds and critters.

It's so dry here that I'm worried about two random sticks rubbing together spontaneously. Forget about a man-made explosion.

Thanks for the laugh. ❤️ 👋

Traildogbob

(13,153 posts)
11. We need a laugh. Very badly.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:04 PM
Apr 23

And I would roll on the ground Belly laughing at that Breaking News Alert. And it is hard thinking who would I want playing with him that day. Graham loves to join him, but damn, he would need a stretch limo type golf cart to satisfy my need to laugh at that ending.

littlemissmartypants

(34,227 posts)
31. I really hope that we do. My magnolia tree has dried up so bad...
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 10:02 PM
Apr 24

More of its leaves are on the ground than on the branches.

I was outside today refilling containers that I put around the yard for the poor critters and birds.

I have a wild rabbit family that lives underground by one of my trees. Deer that visit at night. And bad as I hate them, snakes & coyotes too. Possums and squirrels. I have a huge owl that lives close by and literally bats in one of the barn lofts. They all must be parched.

I even ran the hose under the deck for a while because I know that there are frogs and lizards, beautiful skinks, that live there. I feel so bad for them all.

Thanks so much for your encouraging words, blm.



❤️

jfz9580m

(17,709 posts)
32. That sounds awesome (the number of critters you have)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:10 AM
Apr 25

Awww I like snakes and coyotes though..

I mostly like any biological organism outside the category of “The Human Male Creep”..


Its a joke!
Men Yes! Meninism No!

magicarpet

(19,257 posts)
8. Yes,.. If djt's golf cart exploded in such an inferno like that with him inside.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:53 PM
Apr 23

We could all run to have roasted marshmallows with the firefighters before the flames died down and they tried to save trump from the burning embers.

LuckyCharms

(23,016 posts)
10. I couldn't believe people were getting so close to it.
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:57 PM
Apr 23

A lot of popping noises coming from that blaze...I was worried about another explosion.

True Dough

(27,186 posts)
20. I can scrounge together $13,
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:24 PM
Apr 23

four thumb tacks, a rubber band and a handful of bread clips.

Will that do?

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