The story doesn't actually say his serious injury was from being struck in the chest with...something. If it was a bullet and it did seriously injure him, then I think it had to be a chambered round. Otherwise I think his serious injury was from smoke inhalation and/or burns.
I have fought fires with ammunition burning in them, we could hear it pop and a little "tink!" when casings (presumably) struck a cabinet, but it did not present any problem. Laying back because there's ammo in the house seems overly cautious.
On the other hand, be kind to yourself and any responding firefighters, don't stash guns with chambered rounds all over the place. I know some people are fans of having one stashed in every room "just in case," but really, the only one that needs a chambered round is the one you carry.
Man seriously injured by burning ammunition?
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I also would not store safe queens and ammo in the same vault. My buddy's BIL had a fire that cooked off his ammo in his safe. It did a number on his rifles.
