In a message dated 6/3/2008 1:11:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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A firefighter surveys damage Monday from the weekend blaze at
Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif. The fire was started accidentally
by workers using a blowtorch to attach shingles to a roof on a movie set,
authorities said.
So, is using a blowtorch sometimes OK? Or just always beyond the
pale? christopher
As our esteemed colleagues have noted, one would not
recommend the use of a "blowtorch" to attach shingles to a roof. Nor is it
likely that any roofer with a brain (or even just arms) would use a
"blowtorch" for that purpose.
It seems more likely to me that some reporter rephrased
what a mechanic (or firefighter) told him/her. One could use
a propane device to install a torch-down roofing membrane, but it sure as
shit wouldn't be a shingle roof.
Ralph
Now you guys (and guyettes) can jump all over me
for my potentially imprecise description of the heating
equipment.