fire in a car in South Delhi...Honda City

jkdas · 31st May 2006, 23:20

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Originally Posted by kb100

I have personally experienced one such incident first hand.... I was abroad on a freeway... doing about 180kmph in a Hyundai Sonata - Circa 1992 - when suddenly eveyone kinda dropped back and started honking and flashing their lights etc.... I thought I must have skipped a speed check point ior something and looked at the rear vew mirrors.. saw some smoke.... but the car was drinking oil so I attributed that to it... but then I noticed huge oil tanker trucks pulling up sharply and giving me a wide wide berth (six lanes either way) ... I took my feet off the accelerator.. kinda started slowing down... then a taxi drew up alongside... the driver kept shouting something in Arabic... I could not understand... then the rear window drops.. the lady sitting there tears her veil off and sreams loundly geticulating to the rear of the car... THIS I knew meant SERIOUS TROUBLE.. By then I had slowed enough - and this time when I looked at the rear view mirror all I could see was smoke... I drove till I found an exit ramp and stopped the car halfway down it (to keep the freeway clear..) .. me and my collegue goit out of the car... and RAN... and WHUMMMp!! the damn thing exploded!! ... It burned so fiercly that the steering wheel was reduced to a small blob of molten metal!!

Sheer Providence... I always say my prayers!!

Lucky car. It suicided coz you drove it

Talk abt ECU's and AI in cars!

hellspawn · 1st June 2006, 00:39

@aza: yup seen the nhc on the expressway ....completely burnt...now rusting away.
have seen a wagonr catching fire.the car.the dhobi guy went and informed the owners of the car that smoke was comin out of the cars bonnet.they were very suprised as this is very unheard of when it comes to marutis.and the car was working pretty fine as the owner had just come back after dropping his son to school.the fire burnt through the bonnet.fter sveral attempts to extinguish the fire with water and sand,the fire died out on its own.it also consumed the entire cylinder head.
later investigations by the police and insurance compny led to believe that the distibutor shortcircuited and rubber hoses caught fire.
freaky!!!!!
my brothers tata indica v2's engine caught fire once..sorry thrice(heheh)
while he was out partying.came back to see a gaping hole in the bonnet.

netarchie · 1st June 2006, 22:43

today i had been to a ford showroom and i was really amused to see,the news article of the delhi honda city burning incident displayed in their reception as if to say "look how safe we are".

things people do!

bike_bug · 1st June 2006, 23:34

Oh it is a shocking news, HC has tank below driver seat.

directinjection · 2nd June 2006, 12:04

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Originally Posted by hellspawn

my brothers tata indica v2's engine caught fire once..sorry thrice(heheh)
while he was out partying.came back to see a gaping hole in the bonnet.

Was the car petrol or diesel?

directinjection · 2nd June 2006, 12:20

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Originally Posted by revharder

i guess one should keep a hammer in his car for obvious reasons.

btw, which is the weakest glass to break? side windows or windscreen?

windscreen is laminated so i guess it'll be tougher to break.

Even if the side window glass is broken, it will be difficult to get out of it because of the small size of the glass and its high position. Therefore it may be safer to break open the windscreen. However, if the fire is in the engine compartment (most likely), even this may not be safe. So may be the tailgate glass is the safest.

(Just my thoughts! This subject requires thorough research by experts)

khaadu75 · 2nd June 2006, 15:12

Hey, It just seems that there is some major virus roaming the streets of Delhi .. lol !!! So strange that in a weeks time s many cars suddnely decide to catch fire ... co-incidence ??????

Cheers

prakash2757 · 2nd June 2006, 19:39

ohh this is so scarry. Can any one say was this due to LPG or CNG kit ?

I am much worried about these kits now.. Few days back there was a car from Maharastara which got fire in Bangalore due to this kit.

Tech · 5th June 2006, 09:39

Does anyone know what did Honda do as part of its showing responsibility towards those killed. I know somebody mentioned on this forum that GM (General Motors for Optra / Aveo Brand) simply wrote a small letter and did not even order an enquiry in a similar mishap. If anyone knows about any developments do let everybody know.

ajmat · 5th June 2006, 09:49

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Originally Posted by Tech

Does anyone know what did Honda do as part of its showing responsibility towards those killed. I know somebody mentioned on this forum that GM (General Motors for Optra / Aveo Brand) simply wrote a small letter and did not even order an enquiry in a similar mishap. If anyone knows about any developments do let everybody know.

honda are conduting their own investigations before responding

cs_mathews · 16th July 2006, 16:25

i read that fuel tank in a honda city is located just below the drivers seat and fuel pump below the hand brake.is it true?

Captain Pings · 16th July 2006, 16:37

Slightly off topic but the first thing in a fire is the smoke that will cause injury (before the heat gets the occupants) . Asphyxiation.

However well sealed the car is, chances are the smoke may make its way into the passenger compartment.

Crack open a window if possible.

Another contingency - if the vehicle is a sedan and the boot releases automatically (if it still works) - pop it and drop the rear seat. thats another (not very convenient ) way out!

Another thing - if its an electrical fire or even an oil fire (which the fire most probably will be) - water will not help much - much better is normal sand or dry mud from the road side.

Remember the red buckets with sand in them outside government and military installations!

2L8uLoose · 16th July 2006, 18:39

As someone said here.. I don't see the logic of CENTRAL LOCKING FAILUR.
The car companie's are not that brainless to give a security system that actually traps the passengers inside the car during an incident.

Tech · 21st July 2006, 19:25

Car companies may not be brainless but the actual real facts are in front of us. The passengers were caught inside! Anybody would have struggled to get out from a burning car, but they couldn't.

Technocrat · 22nd July 2006, 13:55

The reasons sould be various from what i rmeeber form one of teh news lines on if the seats was reclined dont know how true it is but if it was indeed true then it would be touch to get out form any car in that seat position.

1st June 2006, 00:39	#32
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	@aza: yup seen the nhc on the expressway ....completely burnt...now rusting away. have seen a wagonr catching fire.the car.the dhobi guy went and informed the owners of the car that smoke was comin out of the cars bonnet.they were very suprised as this is very unheard of when it comes to marutis.and the car was working pretty fine as the owner had just come back after dropping his son to school.the fire burnt through the bonnet.fter sveral attempts to extinguish the fire with water and sand,the fire died out on its own.it also consumed the entire cylinder head. later investigations by the police and insurance compny led to believe that the distibutor shortcircuited and rubber hoses caught fire. freaky!!!!! my brothers tata indica v2's engine caught fire once..sorry thrice(heheh) while he was out partying.came back to see a gaping hole in the bonnet.
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1st June 2006, 22:43	#33
netarchie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 397 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	today i had been to a ford showroom and i was really amused to see,the news article of the delhi honda city burning incident displayed in their reception as if to say "look how safe we are". things people do!
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1st June 2006, 23:34	#34
bike_bug BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore/CA Posts: 62 Thanked: 0 Times	Oh it is a shocking news, HC has tank below driver seat.
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2nd June 2006, 15:12	#37
khaadu75 BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: same as the proposed venue for F1 ;-) Posts: 1,156 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Hey, It just seems that there is some major virus roaming the streets of Delhi .. lol !!! So strange that in a weeks time s many cars suddnely decide to catch fire ... co-incidence ?????? Cheers
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2nd June 2006, 19:39	#38
prakash2757 BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 90 Thanked: Once	ohh this is so scarry. Can any one say was this due to LPG or CNG kit ? I am much worried about these kits now.. Few days back there was a car from Maharastara which got fire in Bangalore due to this kit.
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5th June 2006, 09:39	#39
Tech BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: India Posts: 216 Thanked: 20 Times	Does anyone know what did Honda do as part of its showing responsibility towards those killed. I know somebody mentioned on this forum that GM (General Motors for Optra / Aveo Brand) simply wrote a small letter and did not even order an enquiry in a similar mishap. If anyone knows about any developments do let everybody know. Last edited by Tech : 5th June 2006 at 09:41.
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16th July 2006, 16:25	#41
cs_mathews Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 0 Thanked: 0 Times	latest technology i read that fuel tank in a honda city is located just below the drivers seat and fuel pump below the hand brake.is it true?
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16th July 2006, 16:37	#42
Captain Pings BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 61 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	Slightly off topic but the first thing in a fire is the smoke that will cause injury (before the heat gets the occupants) . Asphyxiation. However well sealed the car is, chances are the smoke may make its way into the passenger compartment. Crack open a window if possible. Another contingency - if the vehicle is a sedan and the boot releases automatically (if it still works) - pop it and drop the rear seat. thats another (not very convenient ) way out! Another thing - if its an electrical fire or even an oil fire (which the fire most probably will be) - water will not help much - much better is normal sand or dry mud from the road side. Remember the red buckets with sand in them outside government and military installations!
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16th July 2006, 18:39	#43
2L8uLoose BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 628 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	As someone said here.. I don't see the logic of CENTRAL LOCKING FAILUR. The car companie's are not that brainless to give a security system that actually traps the passengers inside the car during an incident. Last edited by 2L8uLoose : 16th July 2006 at 18:40.
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21st July 2006, 19:25	#44
Tech BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: India Posts: 216 Thanked: 20 Times	Car companies may not be brainless but the actual real facts are in front of us. The passengers were caught inside! Anybody would have struggled to get out from a burning car, but they couldn't.
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22nd July 2006, 13:55	#45
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	The reasons sould be various from what i rmeeber form one of teh news lines on if the seats was reclined dont know how true it is but if it was indeed true then it would be touch to get out form any car in that seat position.
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