Re: [DML] Importance of a Fire Extinguisher

[Stephen Rice <stevedmc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Isn't carrying around a fire extinguisher just unnecessary weight?  If you
are properly maintaining your car, you shouldn't have to worry about engine
fires.
-Steve Rice
DMCToday.com
#16510

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:49 PM, <gmfm1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have been carrying an extinguisher in my cars since the early seventies.
> As it turned out, I almost put a car in a garage with a small fire under
> the hood in the apartment complex that I lived in. The cause of the fire
> was a burst power steering hose.
> Just a quick note, regular insurance will pay for the repair or
> replacement of anything damaged in a fire, BUT WILL NOT PAY FOR WHAT CAUSES
> THE FIRE. My insurance would not pay for the repair to the power steering
> because that is what caused the fire. I don't know if collector insurance
> is the same.
> One more thing, I was also told to carry a halon extinguisher for
> electrical fires.
> Thanks,
> Gary Masie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Abato
> Date: Sunday, July 21, 2013 10:15 pm
> Subject: [DML] Importance of a Fire Extinguisher
> To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMA-Members@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > When I bought my car in 2001, I made sure to put a fire
> > extinguisher in it.
> > You hear random stories of electrical or engine fires and how
> > important it
> > is to be ready. You may or may not put one into your car and
> > always hope
> > you will never encounter a situation where you might need it.
> > Today was
> > NOT that day.
> >
> >
> >
> > On my way with several other Deloreans to do some volunteer
> > service giving
> > rides to children with cancer at a special camp in NY State, a
> > startlingsight appeared in front of my eyes. The Delorean in
> > front of me rounded
> > the corner and started the last stretch of road about ½ mile
> > from our
> > destination. I instantly saw flames coming up from the engine
> > compartmenton his car! Unaware of what was happening due to a
>  > visual obstruction on
> > the back of his car I started to honk my horn, flash my lights,
> > and wave him
> > over to the side of the road.
> >
> >
> >
> > Once stopped, I hopped out of my car, popped the bonnet and
> > grabbed my 12
> > year old fire extinguisher. At the same time, another owner in
> > the car
> > behind me did the same thing. As we ran to the car with the
> > fire, we both
> > pulled the pin and sprayed the engine compartment. My
> > extinguisher worked,
> > the other did not since it has accidentally discharged once before.
> >
> >
> >
> > The fire was quickly contained and only minor damage occurred to
> > the car.
> > The root cause appeared to be a ruptured fuel line that spit gas
> > onto the
> > engine and ignited into flames. A few hoses and wires were
> > melted, but the
> > overall outcome was a happy one where nobody was hurt, and the
> > car was not
> > heavily damaged. Thankfully we had something to extinguish the fire!
> >
> >
> >
> > It?s important to always keep a fire extinguisher in your car
> > and check it
> > at least once per year. It?s a small investment that can save
> > you and
> > your car!
> >
> >
> >
> > Kevin Abato
> >
> > Vin# 16680
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
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