[doc] Re: Classic car fire.
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[doc] Re: Classic car fire.
- From: "Mike" <mike.bosworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 21:50:27 -0000
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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