Although barbeques usually inspire happy images of outdoors gatherings and great food, using a gas BBQ on a deck can be extremely dangerous if the area is not adequately ventilated. In this case, fumes from a gasoline can ignited the balcony and exterior of the building, and spread into the second story unit before the fire department arrived. Luckily, the sixteen unit structure was quickly evacuated and nobody was hurt. As often occurs, the fire damage was surprisingly minimal compared to the smoke and water damage. Smoke entered the attic spaces of all eight upper units causing severe damage and health hazards for the balcony units' occupants. Most of the structural damage was caused by the significant amount of water used to put out the fire. Additionally, the fire department cut holes in the roof to fight the blaze in the attic. The result was that thousands of gallons poured through the structure flooding most of the units in the building, and rendering