RE: [doc] Classic car fire.
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Hi Chris. Give your neighbour my condolecies. If it was the black citreon in
your road i'm thinking of, that was a NICE car. Best wishes Dan Glos no219


>From: "Chris Parnham" <secretary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <Doc-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [doc] Classic car fire.
>Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 22:33:52 +0100
>
>I've had an exciting and dangerous afternoon.
>
>My next door neighbour is into classic cars and has a L reg. Citroen SM,
>immaculate 55k miles etc.
>
>  At about 2 pm he came rushing round looking for a fire extinguisher. I
>gave him two large Halon one's but unfortunately by this time the engine
>bay was well alight.
>
>He is going on holiday tomorrow, and had left the car ticking over
>between his house and garage. It suddenly stopped and billowed flames
>and smoke!
>
>When we had used the 2 extinguishes, to not much effect, I used his
>garden hose to keep the flames away from the rear of the car (and nearly
>full fuel tank)!  Be had to battle with choking fumes as the suspension
>oil burnt very freely. The fire brigade arrived after about 10 mins and
>finally put it out. Now a lovely car is "totalled". The engine bay ,
>bonnet , bumper front tyre all burned to crisp. The interior had started
>to melt but did not ignite.
>
>It could easily have engulfed us, his timber clad house and double
>garage. We are not sure what caused it, probably a fuel leak, but with
>all that oil, wiring and plastic there is nothing that could have
>successfully tackled it, other than a couple of damn big fire engines.
>
>I spent all afternoon helping to get the thing back on 4 wheels and
>dragged it up on my trailer and away from his house, to await the
>insurance folk.
>
>Lesson learnt?  Don't leave you car ticking over whilst you have a cup
>of tea, do have a bloody great fire extinguisher to hand and use it
>sooner rather than later,  have a battery isolator, that you can easily
>get at just in case. (I have on both my DeLorean's)
>
>We were covered in black filthy muck and have had a few good lung fulls
>of absolutely choking smoke.
>
>Years ago I did train as an auxiliary fireman, but it was still
>foolhardy to continue to use the hose pipe, for the 10 long minutes,
>with flames getting nearer to the tank all the time.
>
>Regards
>Chris Parnham
>DOC 2
>Vins 5638 & 20049
>
>
>

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