[WhiteSierra]

A PUC Omni Van caught on fire in AP. Could be caused due to short circuit in electricals like inverter, inverter battery, computer, printer or pollution control equipment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQcyrimevYY

[WhiteSierra]

Not exactly a fire, but a Scorpio exploded in the night, people are suggesting that the cause of explosion is AC gas, is it true? Does AC gas explode if it is contained within the AC system of the car?

In later part of video, a mechanic demonstrated how AC gas cannot explode, he released AC gas from the AC cylinder (Floron cylinder) and switched on the lighter, nothing happened. Could be short circuit in that fateful Scorpio, but it should just catch fire, how did it blast is the question, may be someone did it on purpose?


Explosion in Car caught on camera in Gudur-Nellore district, AP

An explosion took place in one of the cars at Gudur in the Nellore district. According to some locals, the blast took place due to the leakage of AC gas. Some of the eyewitnesses said when the Car exploded, it blew up in the air for several feet. Due to the explosion, some cracks developed in the glasses of nearby houses.

However, Ibrahim, a mechanic, has ruled out the explosion due to AC gas leakage. The mechanic said that the AC gas is not at all responsible for any firing. He has defended his statement citing some examples and shared his forty years of experience in the mechanic field.

https://youtu.be/rPNN2A3_abQ

[ButterRider 7]

Follow these steps if you're driving and a fire starts:

1.Signal, and immediately move to the closest safe place to stop, whether that's a side
lane or a median.
2.Stop the car and turn off the ignition.
3.Get every person out of the car, and don't allow anyone to go back to retrieve personal
items.
4.Move far from the burning vehicle to avoid the flames and toxic fumes—at least 100 feet
and also keep bystanders back.
5.Call the emergency services.
6.Alert oncoming traffic if possible.
7.It's generally not recommended that you try to put out the fire yourself. Opening the
hood or car doors increases the air supply and may accelerate the fire.

[CARDEEP]

A brand new Toyota Urban Cruiser caught fire in out tower block couple of days ago. It belongs to en elderly couple & had no additional accessories installed (except those at dealership). Even the polythene cover on seats weren't removed. The whole of bonnet it gutted, so is left (passenger side) front tyre & alloy.

[CEF_Beasts]

Kia Sonet catches fire in Matheran.

[SideView]

Originally Posted by CEF_Beasts

Kia Sonet catches fire in Matheran.

I had seen this pic in FB, wondering why the bike wasnt moved

Or are they trying to get bike covered in insurance payout.

( or maybe the bike person stopped close to help, but on seeing the fire ran away)

[esoticoreventon]

How many of these cases can be attributed to foreign objects in the engine bay? I have seen many people keeping tobacco leaves in the engine bay to deter rats, and though it is a proven method to keep rats away and something I also use, dry tobacco leaves next to a hot engine is just a disaster waiting to happen!

I have also seen cleaning rags being kept in the engine bay, and some people even have flower garlands!

[Bibendum90949]

A BMW caught fire and reduced to ashes in Adoor, Kerala. A local news agency has reported the mishap. It says a biker spotted the fire at the rear while the car was on the move and alerted the people in BMW. They pulled over and got down and soon after the car was engulfed in flames. Thankfully, all occupants escaped unhurt.

https://adoorvartha.com/?p=11968

[wheelguy]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/rush...0031599262964/

[Neversaygbye]

Originally Posted by SideView

I had seen this pic in FB, wondering why the bike wasnt moved

Or are they trying to get bike covered in insurance payout.

( or maybe the bike person stopped close to help, but on seeing the fire ran away)

Maybe the bike was parked there from before and the owner wasn't around when the car came and started burning next to it? Or it was just too hot and dangerous to retrieve the bike? Could be the insurance thing as well, for all we know!

[wheelguy]

Truck carrying Kia cars caught fire, near Hisar. One of the cars from upper deck caught fire while in transit from factory to dealership. Kia definitely needs to up the their QC, but they would definitely don't care to do that as people are flocking to their showrooms no matter what!

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[wheelguy]

Maruti Suzuki Swift catches fire:

Link

[Deepsp]

There is this fully burnt hull of Land Rover Freelander on the new road behind Magarpatta city, Pune. It was not there 2 days ago.
Lots of documents were also burnt as can be seen in the photo.
Don't know anything about the incident or how it happened.

[Thermodynamics]

In a tragic accident, a family from my neighborhood were killed on June 4th. It was a ford figo with five people on board. The driver suddenly lost control of steering, allegedly hit a stone and got derailed near Hagalur on Kanakapura road. Soon after they were engulfed by flames. News link.

Not sure if this is related anyway to the faulty power steering issue of older Ford models that they lately recalled after losing to a lawsuit in South Africa on India made Kugas catching fire. Source.
Apparently, the issue is with models produced between 2004 and 2012. But the recall came 5 years later when most owners would have changed hands and could potentially be unaware of the issue.

More examples of ford vehicles catching fire.

Originally Posted by ChiragM

Ford Endeavour fire

Originally Posted by Tom Sooraj

Woman burnt alive in car accident in Karnataka's Bidar.
Is there any reason why many Endeavours catch fire?

Originally Posted by wheelguy

Ford Ecosport caught fire at Malappuram

Originally Posted by Vik0728

Ford Endeavour Owner Burnt to Death As A Month Old SUV Caught Fire in Gujarat

[wheelguy]

Xuv300 caught fire, details not known.

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