There are many causes of a car fire between a technical failure and a fuel leak after a car accident, and experts advise the need to properly deal with car fires, especially if they are in the engine space, so that things do not escalate.
Burkhard Bucher of the German Automobile Club ADAC explained that it is difficult to start a fire in a car in the first place. The cladding, insulation and carpeting are made of fire retardant materials.
rickety cables
And in the event of a car fire, the reason is mostly due to a technical malfunction, and perhaps the most famous causes of car fires are worn out cables and fuel leakage.
Butcher explained that after a car accident, the fuel leaking from the damaged pipe falls on the hot exhaust catalyst and ignites, and damaged sealing materials and injection systems can also cause fuel or oil leakage and ignition, but Butcher stressed that the explosions, which appear in the films, do not occur. In fact.
The car electronics is one of the areas of danger in the car, especially if car owners, who do not have enough experience, intervene in it and make some repairs or modifications to the technical systems. Johan Jefehn Berger, Head of Accident Research at the Allianz Center for Technology, explained that a cable damage during installation of the navigation system could lead to an electrical short.
The 100-amp fuses used to install large speakers are extremely dangerous; As they do not disconnect in the event of an overload, instead the connections overheat and the cables burn, and one of the first warning signs is a bad smell inside the car due to burning pipes.
And in the event of a car fire, Butcher advises that the priority should be personal safety, by stopping the car, turning on the warning lights, and calling the firefighting service, and of course the rest of the passengers must be removed from the burning car as quickly as possible. Attempts to extinguish the fire are matters that require experience, otherwise simply removing the fire extinguisher will take a lot of time.
Do not open the bonnet!
In the case of fires that occur under the hood of the engine compartment, it is not permissible to open the hood, as the ignition does not increase in intensity, and it is better to start fighting the fire in the engine compartment through the radiator grill. And for burning tires, it is difficult for non-professionals to put them out.
Fire protection expert Wolfgang Kloe recommends choosing a 2-kg foam fire extinguisher; As a capacity of one kilogram is not enough to extinguish a fire in the engine space, and at the same time, a capacity of 5 kilograms is considered an impractical equipment in cars.
When buying a fire extinguisher, the German expert advises to pay attention to the frost-resistant property, so that the foam also remains able to perform its function even in light of low temperatures. The German expert also advises to stay away from extinguishing powders.
It is preferable that the fire extinguisher be installed in a place within easy reach between the driver’s seat and the front passenger, fixed via a metal bracket in the floor of the car, and additionally secured by a belt, and this prevents the extinguisher from turning in the event of an accident to the car from turning into a projectile dangerous.
The luggage compartment is one of the unsuitable places for storing a fire extinguisher in a car; The extinguisher is difficult to reach in an emergency and may be seized by the vehicle’s cargo.
Fire protection experts advise regular maintenance of a fire extinguisher, even if it is not in use, due to temperature fluctuations. It is recommended that the fire extinguisher in the car be serviced every two years.
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