Burnt Indica!!!!!

caroholic1 · 10th April 2006, 19:54

hi guys sorry for posting this so late. I saw this burnt Indica Petrol a few weeks back in Noida while returning from a party late night. The society guard said that the flames were as high as 10 feet. The guy was coming from a long trip & his fuel tank was a bit leaking. When he applied the brakes for the breaker due to some spark(as told by the society guard) in the engine the car caught fire. Luckily no one was injured. The guy who was driving the car instantly took his car papers & ran.

DaPilot · 10th April 2006, 20:16

Looks like the engine overheated and fried

quicksilver · 10th April 2006, 20:20

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Originally Posted by caroholic1

The guy was coming from a long trip & his fuel tank was a bit leaking. When he applied the brakes for the breaker due to some spark(as told by the society guard) in the engine the car caught fire. Luckily no one was injured. The guy who was driving the car instantly took his car papers & ran.

On one hand, it is very much possible that he had hit something and got his fuel tank punctured but something smells fishy here... why would he run away ??? Also, look at the tyres of the car.... the tyres are still intact... after such a bad fire, I would have expected the tyres also to be burnt completely.

sinner · 10th April 2006, 20:49

I agree with you point on the tryes but i feel the the fire was extinguished as is u see inside the seatd also looks in a decent enough condision considering the 10 feet flames. as was coming from party late... one thing worth appreciable was that he took the papers and then left.

caroholic1 · 10th April 2006, 21:09

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Originally Posted by quicksilver

why would he run away ??? Also, look at the tyres of the car.... the tyres are still intact... after such a bad fire, I would have expected the tyres also to be burnt completely.

He did'nt ran away from that spot he just ran away from that burning car.
I did'nt see the flames that's what i was told by the society guard. When i saw the car there was no one around. Then i went to ask the guard.

quicksilver · 10th April 2006, 21:30

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Originally Posted by caroholic1

He did'nt ran away from that spot he just ran away from that burning car.
I did'nt see the flames that's what i was told by the society guard. When i saw the car there was no one around. Then i went to ask the guard.

Ok, I could have got it wrong... I guess it was Mr.Sherlock Holmes inside me trying to find a missing clue

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karthik247 · 10th April 2006, 21:34

Never knew a car would just 'blowup' like that. The guy must have nerves of steel, he somehow managed to take his car's papers and then exit the car to safety.

SLK · 10th April 2006, 22:43

Tyres and rims!!... shining!
fire just seems to have taken on the upper half of the car.

But how easily does diesel catch fire?

ghostrider4385 · 10th April 2006, 22:46

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Originally Posted by karthik247

Never knew a car would just 'blowup' like that.

Used to happen quite a bit to the old 800's in Delhi from what I heard. I had seen one myself (after it had already blown-up and the fire extinguished) on the stretch of road between new friends colony and the appollo hosp. But this car was burned to crisp; tires, seats, et. al. A pretty darn scary sight to see! Does it have something to do with the Delhi weather I wonder?

Godspeed.

Alok.

karthik247 · 10th April 2006, 22:48

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Originally Posted by ghostrider4385

Used to happen quite a bit to the old 800's in Delhi from what I heard. I had seen one myself (after it had already blown-up and the fire extinguished) on the stretch of road between new friends colony and the appollo hosp. But this car was burned to crisp; tires, seats, et. al. A pretty darn scary sight to see! Does it have something to do with the Delhi weather I wonder?

Godspeed.

Alok.

Weather!! How would that come into play??

caroholic1 · 10th April 2006, 22:49

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Originally Posted by SLK

But how easily does diesel catch fire?

This one was a petrol.

ghostrider4385 · 10th April 2006, 22:58

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Originally Posted by karthik247

Weather!! How would that come into play??

This was what some chap at college had told me. Said it happened because of the heat

. The reason why I aired my doubt. But is it true that this happened mostly to the 800's there in Delhi, because someone else had also said the same thing...i.e., it was a problem with the car make itself!
Sounds silly no doubt, but is it as plausible as the well known story of the 'vanilla ice cream and the car vapour lock'?

Godspeed.

Alok.

Deeps · 11th April 2006, 13:44

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Originally Posted by karthik247

The guy must have nerves of steel, he somehow managed to take his car's papers

And some great presence of mind.

supremeBaleno · 11th April 2006, 14:02

True. If my car catches fire (God forbid), the last thing I am thinking of is the car papers.
Actually, why should I bother about the papers, because in T.Nadu, we keep only photostat copies in the car? Is that not the case all over India ? I know that in Kerala, it is better to have attested copies of car papers.

lamborghini · 11th April 2006, 16:20

Quite scary.
Saw a burnt up ab recently and after that am always cautious when sitting in cabs.
By the way, we keep the copies at home and the originals in teh cars.

10th April 2006, 19:54	#1
caroholic1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 407 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Burnt Indica!!!!! hi guys sorry for posting this so late. I saw this burnt Indica Petrol a few weeks back in Noida while returning from a party late night. The society guard said that the flames were as high as 10 feet. The guy was coming from a long trip & his fuel tank was a bit leaking. When he applied the brakes for the breaker due to some spark(as told by the society guard) in the engine the car caught fire. Luckily no one was injured. The guy who was driving the car instantly took his car papers & ran. Last edited by caroholic1 : 10th April 2006 at 20:14.
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DaPilot BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Newport (JC), NJ - USA Posts: 187 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Looks like the engine overheated and fried
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10th April 2006, 20:49	#4
sinner BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane - Mumbai Posts: 433 Thanked: 77 Times View My Garage	I agree with you point on the tryes but i feel the the fire was extinguished as is u see inside the seatd also looks in a decent enough condision considering the 10 feet flames. as was coming from party late... one thing worth appreciable was that he took the papers and then left.
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karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Never knew a car would just 'blowup' like that. The guy must have nerves of steel, he somehow managed to take his car's papers and then exit the car to safety.
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SLK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 1,424 Times	Tyres and rims!!... shining! fire just seems to have taken on the upper half of the car. But how easily does diesel catch fire?
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supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai / Kochi Posts: 5,676 Thanked: 2,916 Times View My Garage	True. If my car catches fire (God forbid), the last thing I am thinking of is the car papers. Actually, why should I bother about the papers, because in T.Nadu, we keep only photostat copies in the car? Is that not the case all over India ? I know that in Kerala, it is better to have attested copies of car papers. Last edited by supremeBaleno : 11th April 2006 at 14:20.
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lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,164 Thanked: 5,937 Times View My Garage	Quite scary. Saw a burnt up ab recently and after that am always cautious when sitting in cabs. By the way, we keep the copies at home and the originals in teh cars.
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