[doc] Re: Classic car fire.

["Mike" <mike.bosworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

B....dy hell !....bet that was a nightmare for you both!.... i 
remember seing your fire extinguisher in one of your cars when i 
came round and though what the heck do you need one that big 
for !! :)....well i went out and bought one the very next day and 
choose the one of a similar size thinking..... im never gonna use 
this great big thing!..... it just goes to show Chris how unlucky we 
all can be...... i bet the guys gutted as we all would be...
Good advice there and im so glad i took up yours! 

Kind Regards

Mike





bozzzy
#2001 
doc 403

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris Parnham" <secretary@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 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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