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

netarchie · 30th May 2006, 15:40

it was in the paper today, shocking
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/1593129.cms

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/two-char...e/11771-3.html

would be interesting to know , how the owner is going to take it forward and how the car company will react.

kpzen · 30th May 2006, 15:52

Shocking to say the least.!!!! A running NHC caught fire..
These central locks dont help in these situation either....

KP

akroy · 30th May 2006, 15:59

That is shocking !!! Is this really a freak accident or their is some technicalities behind it...
Would be interesting to know the technical fact behind the fire...
Pls keep updated...

Abhi

contactme27 · 30th May 2006, 16:37

This incident is a very scary one. this should be a one-off case. I am much worried now as I own myself a NHC. I am eager to find out the cause of this fire. Honda guys -- are you listening ???????????

supremeBaleno · 30th May 2006, 16:42

What's it with cars catching fire ? In Chennai, we have had the Cielo, Ikon and a Contessa. Now a Honda. This is scary.

naveendhyani · 30th May 2006, 16:43

this really scares the $hit out of me. personally i have witnessed 2 such accidents, one was an old mercedes on the road from dhaula kuan to the airport and one indica near kutub minar.

ny idea guys how it usually happens and what are the ways to avoid it? my wife was asking if we can keep a fire extinguisher in our car. ny comments?

SRK · 30th May 2006, 16:44

Really Shocking!!!
Once a similar thing happened to my zen, years ago.

supremeBaleno · 30th May 2006, 17:02

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Originally Posted by naveendhyani

my wife was asking if we can keep a fire extinguisher in our car. ny comments?

my friend made it a practice to have one of those small/handy CeaseFire things in his car always (after his contessa caught fire sometime back). Ditto with his brother who carries one in his 118NE. I guess it would be useful to have one of those in the car.

bhp · 30th May 2006, 17:31

that is so scary........ but there are also rumours that the nhc has lpg fitted ..can anybody confirm ????

an brand new elantra crdi had also caught fire on the mumbai-pune expressway owned by an famous actor-director.............

revharder · 30th May 2006, 18:51

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.

aZa · 30th May 2006, 19:39

I've heard bout two or three NHC's catching fire in NCR. Is it just the NHC ? If you guys travell on the Greater noida expressway half way down on the left side u can see a NHC burnt to scrap, its been lying there for a year or so i think

Gordon · 30th May 2006, 19:54

Why did the central-locking fail?! Moreover, the locks can be opened physically, right?! IMO. all electronic safety features must always have a mechanical alternative.

aZa · 30th May 2006, 20:02

Yeah i dont understand this theory of "Central locking failure" how does it happen? Can't u always override the locks from inside the car ... someone please shed some light on this

DaPilot · 30th May 2006, 20:08

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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.

I dont know if this product is available in India or not but its called "Life Hammer". It is basically a hammer + one end is designed to cut through a jammed seat bealt. Pretty handy in fire situvation and flood or water drowning situvation where the electronics of the car stops working.

Life hammer tool will not break windshields or laminated glass, Revharder you are right windshield will be tuffer to break... and some vehicle side windows are also laminated.

revharder · 30th May 2006, 20:16

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Originally Posted by aZa

Yeah i dont understand this theory of "Central locking failure" how does it happen? Can't u always override the locks from inside the car ... someone please shed some light on this

it happens quite often that central locking fails when there is an extremely urgent need to open the doors.
many a times my car's door-pin gets very hard to operate and gets smoothened on its own! but with remote it works very fine!

so i guess they are really prone of failing during a crash or fire etc.

30th May 2006, 15:40	#1
netarchie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 397 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	fire in a car in South Delhi...Honda City it was in the paper today, shocking http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/1593129.cms http://www.ibnlive.com/news/two-char...e/11771-3.html would be interesting to know , how the owner is going to take it forward and how the car company will react. Last edited by netarchie : 30th May 2006 at 15:43.
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30th May 2006, 15:52	#2
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Shocking to say the least.!!!! A running NHC caught fire.. These central locks dont help in these situation either.... KP
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30th May 2006, 15:59	#3
akroy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA, USA Posts: 2,423 Thanked: 85 Times View My Garage	That is shocking !!! Is this really a freak accident or their is some technicalities behind it... Would be interesting to know the technical fact behind the fire... Pls keep updated... Abhi
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30th May 2006, 16:37	#4
contactme27 BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 225 Thanked: 21 Times	This incident is a very scary one. this should be a one-off case. I am much worried now as I own myself a NHC. I am eager to find out the cause of this fire. Honda guys -- are you listening ???????????
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30th May 2006, 16:42	#5
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,546 Thanked: 2,698 Times View My Garage	What's it with cars catching fire ? In Chennai, we have had the Cielo, Ikon and a Contessa. Now a Honda. This is scary.
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30th May 2006, 16:43	#6
naveendhyani BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 542 Thanked: 9 Times	this really scares the $hit out of me. personally i have witnessed 2 such accidents, one was an old mercedes on the road from dhaula kuan to the airport and one indica near kutub minar. ny idea guys how it usually happens and what are the ways to avoid it? my wife was asking if we can keep a fire extinguisher in our car. ny comments? Last edited by naveendhyani : 30th May 2006 at 16:45.
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30th May 2006, 16:44	#7
SRK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,201 Thanked: 524 Times	Really Shocking!!! Once a similar thing happened to my zen, years ago. Last edited by SRK : 30th May 2006 at 16:46.
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30th May 2006, 17:31	#9
bhp BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lokhandwala mumbai Posts: 840 Thanked: 168 Times View My Garage	that is so scary........ but there are also rumours that the nhc has lpg fitted ..can anybody confirm ???? an brand new elantra crdi had also caught fire on the mumbai-pune expressway owned by an famous actor-director.............
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30th May 2006, 18:51	#10
revharder BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 460 Thanked: 56 Times	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.
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30th May 2006, 19:39	#11
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	I've heard bout two or three NHC's catching fire in NCR. Is it just the NHC ? If you guys travell on the Greater noida expressway half way down on the left side u can see a NHC burnt to scrap, its been lying there for a year or so i think
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30th May 2006, 19:54	#12
Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,546 Thanked: 483 Times View My Garage	Why did the central-locking fail?! Moreover, the locks can be opened physically, right?! IMO. all electronic safety features must always have a mechanical alternative.
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30th May 2006, 20:02	#13
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Yeah i dont understand this theory of "Central locking failure" how does it happen? Can't u always override the locks from inside the car ... someone please shed some light on this
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