Wonder if he also cast his own boolits?

I actually enjoy casting and powder coating than reloading.

If he had some black powder in large jugs that could be dangerous but just ammo alone isnt really dangerous.

You would be completely safe in a heavy jacket and a face shield (which firefighters already wear.)

If somebody went in with no shirt they could get a few minor welts or a small cut, but no real danger (beyond a fire which you need to be much more concerned about.

This is a training film the departments in his area use. The protective clothing firemen wear is more than adequate for fighting a fire in a gun store, Wally World ammo counter and yes the low end home ammo reloader, black powder or otherwise. What they fear is propane, spray paint cans, liquid fuels, pesticides, oxygen cylinders, meth labs and booby trapped home grow operations.

Plastic used in household products is actually more dangerous than gun powder, ammunition and black powder.

Nothing like a good cup of journalistic hype in the morning.

strikes again:

http://mythresults.com/episode85

...to the post other than SecMo trying to say, "Oh noes, ammunition!!11 Scary, he might have leveled the whole town!!!. See how dangerous gun owners are?"

My SIL is a Lt on the Chicago Fire Department ... and he reloads.

He said they worry a whole lot more about the lawn mower in the garage than a reloading bench.

But I'm sure the OP knows far more than any Fireman, based on his extensive Google explorations.

After all, he's now an "expert" on clearing jams and revolver reliability too, based on his Google Fu last week.

Hey, we all know revolvers jam.

I looked it up.

And smart guns work perfectly.

I looked that up too.

LoL. Probably the day after he sends a check out of his own pocket to support gun control.

In other words, don't hold your breath for any activity in the real world.

Unlike modern ammo, black powder is volatile. That's why there are federal regulations on its storage: how much, what conditions, etc.

The article doesn't say what started the fire, nor does is say what the man died of. Certainly firefighters would be at risk if there were still large quantities of unburned black powder on the premises -- one of the reasons for the regulation. But exploding ammo typically just sends the brass case flying a short distance and is not deadly. Cartridges must be tightly enclosed in the chamber of a gun for them to generate sufficient force to send bullets flying.

Small arms ammunition doesn't "explode" in a fire, it breaches the case and burns.