Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India

BoneCollector · 3rd July 2019, 14:25

Spotted this totally burnt Ford Ecosport on Agra-Lucknow Expressway on 1st July. It had just been lifted from the place where it had got burnt, place of incident was about 200 meters from this place.

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This news appears to be of the same one, news link is in Hindi. Apparently the car caught fire while on move, the 2 occupants exited the car before it was destroyed. - https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-prad...-man-save-life

boniver · 27th July 2019, 08:26

Driver Dies After SUV Catches Fire In Delhi

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Source

DaptChatterjee · 27th July 2019, 08:39

A businessman was burnt to death yesterday at Rohini, Delhi as his XUV-500 caught fire. The police, as usual, is trying to put the blame on electrical modifications

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Link

Rahul Rao · 27th July 2019, 09:28

We all want accessories like power windows, central locking and the now compulsory dangerous feature of auto locking when vehicle exceeds some set speed.

When cars get trapped in water logged places, catch fire etc. The first thing to fail are all these electrical gadgets, and they trap the occupants of the car inside.

Two years ago, when I had faced a rollover, the seat belt protected me, but then it was not ready to get released, or pulled from inertia release until a few bi standers straightened out my car, what if there was no one around, and I had remained trapped there.

Rahul

BenjiRoss · 26th August 2019, 15:01

Video from a tweet about a vehicle (Innova?) catching fire in ?Gujarat. Can't find any more details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unts9oLMCj0

Aditya · 3rd September 2019, 14:35

Thanks to Neeraj R. Mehta for sending this image in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts this Team-BHP page!

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This incident happened om 01/09/2019 On NH 66 (Old NH 17). An ST bus was burning near Lonere (15 km before Mahad towards Mumbai). There were long traffic jams (about 40 km non-moving lines).

The fire had been controlled and all passengers had alighted. Everyone's luggage was burnt though. The local MLA compensated the passengers. Prelim theories suggest a short circuit in front compartment of the bus.

BenjiRoss · 5th September 2019, 13:27

Talk about the reasons why vehicles catch fire! This guy, as per news report, set his jeep on fire as it didn't start. Friend takes a video, more friends make a tik tok video by adding a song to it.

The owner was arrested for being reckless. This is a strange world we live in.

https://youtu.be/r43ip5gY93M

https://www.ndtv.com/ahmedabad-news/...ome-topstories

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A jeep owner and his friend were arrested in Rajkot for allegedly setting up their jeep on fire on September 2. The clip showing the vehicle being set afire was circulated on social media, including the video-sharing app TikTok.

In the video, a man clad in gold jewellery can be seen pouring petrol on his own jeep and then setting it ablaze by throwing a lit matchstick on the vehicle.

The police said, "Indrajitsinh Jadeja (33) allegedly set his jeep on fire at Kotharia road in Rajkot on September 2 and his friend Nimesh Gohel (28) was recording the act."

BenjiRoss · 19th September 2019, 10:13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNMJaM9KFDU

CCTV footage of a bike catching fire when being filled up at a petrol bunk. The fire looks to be spontaneous - the rider seems to take money from his pocket (initially I thought it was a mobile phone) just before the fire starts. The employees quickly douse the fire with fire extinguishers. I can't make out if they stopped the petrol using the emergency stop button when this happened.

The employee filling the petrol has a fire extinguisher right next to his dispenser, but doesn't use it - probably panicked a little, but by then 2 other employees seemed to have grabbed fire extinguishers

KL01toKA03 · 19th September 2019, 15:20

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Originally Posted by BenjiRoss

CCTV footage of a bike catching fire when being filled up at a petrol bunk. The fire looks to be spontaneous - the rider seems to take money from his pocket (initially I thought it was a mobile phone)

The employee filling the petrol has a fire extinguisher right next to his dispenser, but doesn't use it - probably panicked a little

That is a scary video. I think the biker placed his mobile phone close to the fuel dispenser. He is clearly throwing something that caught fire before jumping off the bike.

This video highlights the need for regular (monthly?) drills for all employees of fuel filling stations, to reduce panic and improve reaction times. Even the person who tried to extinguish the fire does not seem to have pointed the nozzle towards the base of the fire initially. It would be interesting to see the same video showing a minute before and after this video started/ended. That would have made the source of the fire and outcome of the fire fighting effort clearer.

blackwasp · 20th September 2019, 10:24

Thanks to Neeraj R Mehta for sending this video in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this Team-BHP page!

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A Tata Nano caught fire near Rajaram bridge on Sinhagad Road, in Pune, on 11th Sept.

https://youtu.be/XhlrDY37ocU

Who_are_you · 22nd September 2019, 10:08

Yesterday, saw this car burning near Japtap Dairy Chowk, Pune @1.00 AM.

No casuality.

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Who_are_you · 7th October 2019, 20:22

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An autorickshaw and 12 two-wheelers were damaged after a man set the
vehicles ablaze during the wee hours of Sunday in the parking area of
Vighnaharta Society close to Dandekar bridge. A local resident had allegedly
found the man drinking alcohol in the parking area and raised an objection,
which led to the incident.

Read more here: Source

Will Insurance company provide compensation in this scenario ?

BenjiRoss · 15th November 2019, 06:49

This is quite an adventurous fire incident in a truck in Assam (Barpeta Mandia road as per reports). The load on the truck catches fire. The trucker unfortunately does not have a fire extinguisher. So he parks next to a pond or a lake and the bystanders push it into the water to extinguish the flames.
I'm wondering if there was a better way to handle the situation.
Shouldn't all commercial vehicles have a fire extinguisher?
I probably need to get one for my car too.

https://youtu.be/c3awRmmCgBY

GTO · 15th November 2019, 09:48

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Originally Posted by mayanksabharwal

2020 Mahindra Scorpio test mule catches fire

Yikes! Now that is serious 'testing' to the limit. Hope everyone got out okay. Mahindra has bad luck with test mules. I remember at least two earlier ones that had crashed (here is one of them).

BenjiRoss · 30th November 2019, 17:06

Another incident of a bike catching fire at a petrol bunk. It was put before too much damage, but there was initial panic and some difficulty in getting the extinguisher working and aiming it correctly.
I'm not able to make out what caused the fire.

https://youtu.be/jc3RZaFwVz8

3rd July 2019, 14:25	#616
BoneCollector Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: BIHAR Posts: 3,202 Thanked: 10,813 Times View My Garage	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India Spotted this totally burnt Ford Ecosport on Agra-Lucknow Expressway on 1st July. It had just been lifted from the place where it had got burnt, place of incident was about 200 meters from this place. This news appears to be of the same one, news link is in Hindi. Apparently the car caught fire while on move, the 2 occupants exited the car before it was destroyed. - https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-prad...-man-save-life Last edited by BoneCollector : 3rd July 2019 at 14:29.
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27th July 2019, 08:26	#617
boniver BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: New Delhi Posts: 672 Thanked: 3,291 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India Driver Dies After SUV Catches Fire In Delhi Source
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27th July 2019, 08:39	#618
DaptChatterjee BHPian Join Date: May 2019 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 76 Thanked: 338 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India A businessman was burnt to death yesterday at Rohini, Delhi as his XUV-500 caught fire. The police, as usual, is trying to put the blame on electrical modifications. Link Last edited by suhaas307 : 19th September 2019 at 12:41. Reason: Spacing
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27th July 2019, 09:28	#619
Rahul Rao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Pune Posts: 1,132 Thanked: 2,623 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India We all want accessories like power windows, central locking and the now compulsory dangerous feature of auto locking when vehicle exceeds some set speed. When cars get trapped in water logged places, catch fire etc. The first thing to fail are all these electrical gadgets, and they trap the occupants of the car inside. Two years ago, when I had faced a rollover, the seat belt protected me, but then it was not ready to get released, or pulled from inertia release until a few bi standers straightened out my car, what if there was no one around, and I had remained trapped there. Rahul Last edited by suhaas307 : 27th July 2019 at 13:44. Reason: Spacing for improved readability
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3rd September 2019, 14:35	#621
Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,828 Thanked: 76,997 Times View My Garage	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India Thanks to Neeraj R. Mehta for sending this image in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts this Team-BHP page! This incident happened om 01/09/2019 On NH 66 (Old NH 17). An ST bus was burning near Lonere (15 km before Mahad towards Mumbai). There were long traffic jams (about 40 km non-moving lines). The fire had been controlled and all passengers had alighted. Everyone's luggage was burnt though. The local MLA compensated the passengers. Prelim theories suggest a short circuit in front compartment of the bus.
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22nd September 2019, 10:08	#626
Who_are_you BHPian Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Pune Posts: 172 Thanked: 421 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India Yesterday, saw this car burning near Japtap Dairy Chowk, Pune @1.00 AM. No casuality.
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