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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- On the way home from Sussex, a friend and I saw a Peugeot 2008 go from a smoking (but moving) car to a towering inferno inside 3 minutes. There were four occupants inside the car; two adults, two children. Crucially, nobody was hurt and the important things (school bag, scooter, helmet and phone) were rescued.
We tried to help but the front of the bonnet was too hot to open. The fire extinguisher didn't extinguish anything. Very, very quickly the car was engulfed in flame and beyond help.
I have never seen a car go from looking perfectly fine to being absolutely ruined by fire. The speed with which the fire took hold was alarming. Had this happened in a built up area, a school carpark, a drive-through or multistorey carpark, consequences could have been dire. As it was, nothing but a car and a patch of tarmac were damaged.
The most worrying aspect of this unfortunate fire is that the car had just been collected from the garage. It was sent there as it was losing power and smelling of petrol!
We only went to collect some wine and old barrels for a wedding...
Good on you both for stopping to help! 👍🏻
To start with, we thought it was a turbodiesel running away. Amazed how quickly it went up!
Great work. I've been a firefighter 25 years and wouldn't have done anything different. The car was written off by the time you pulled up.
I can't believe you stayed so calm. Well done.
Cheers - 25 years suggests you enjoy your job and are good at it. I think it is always good to try not to piss your whole budget up the wall over one thing in case the situation gets more serious.
When I was a fair bit younger, I saw a man doing what I thought was an elaborate gymnastic routine over the top of a car in Devizes market place. He was not a gymnast but a partially sighted man crossing the road for a bus. It surprised me how many people completely, 10/10 lost their shit (and not even in a useful way).
Poor chap was knocked out and clearly had a broken (45° broken) lower leg. Just knelt quietly with a knee either side of his head, said "ambulance" pretty audibly, checked pulse etc but he was already coming to and could talk.
Driver squealing and snotting everywhere next to her car, still running, in the middle of the road. Someone suggesting sitting him up. Someone else keen to give him some water. One stupid woman knelt down and SQUEEZED HIS BROKEN LEG asking if it hurt... Nobody called an ambulance for at least a minute.
Told him he was largely fine, asked name, what he was up to (getting bus for optician ironically) and that his leg was damaged but not bleeding.
Ambulance arrived, man went away mostly fine, gave statement and left absolutely incredulous that of a marketplace full of people had so many flappers in...
Do you get help or training on how not to get overwhelmed if you see something really upsetting?
My friend is a fireman I remember he said if you can pop the bonnet and if it's safe to do so. but under no Circumstances NEVER EVER lift the bonnet up of a car with an engine fire the in rush of oxygen will cause an inferno. I admire the Very calm and caring attitude by both of you to the situation the main thing the occupants were safe a car can be replaced but people can't. A situation like that people would panic so very well done.
Cheers. I do recall being told that fires flare out if you lift the bonnet so good job my chum couldn't.
Always worth keeping a lid on your emotions or temper as you never know when more might be asked of you. If you've already blown your budget on something minor, you'll be useless in a crisis...
Same in buildings never open a door with a fire behind it.
Called a backdraft where it will suck in all the oxygen and create a huge fireball.
@@jackburton8352 good job it was already too hot for Jack to open...
I love how calm you guys were.
Cheers. Not a conscious decision but the last thing scared kids need is adults losing their minds.
Good work fellas...calmly executed 👌🏻
The car was certainly executed, too! Good endorsement for having insurance as I know a lot of people don't bother, even though it is obligatory in the UK.
You did everything you could. I had a similar situation a few years back I had broken down and was sitting in a layby when an 80s Mercedes pulled over further down the road with a wisp of smoke coming out of it, it caught fire, and by the time the fire brigade got the only thing that wasn't burnt was the boot lid.
Well done to you both.
Stayed calm. Had a crack at helping - failed. Nobody got hurt. Result.
Awesome video chaps, you did the best thing possible and luckily no one was hurt. Well done.
Nice calm approach guys.
Well done to both of you for stopping to help. Lifting the bonnet would have been a disaster so never attempt that. I did put a `like` on the video but of course, nobody likes to see things like this. Cheers Fred.
I vaguely remember being told that fired can flare out if you open the bonnet once they have begun.
Probably best we didn't.
No lasting harm done.
Well done, no panic,calm / decisive. Mechanic would appear to have had a bad day at the office when investigating the smell of petrol and loss of power. I liked how you were calm and offered re assuring words to the little ones.
Gave them some biscuits and chatted as the pug burned behind us once it was clear the thing was toast. Shortly after, the police came and the thrill of being allowed into a police car was a nice distraction.
Well done, shame the car couldn't be saved and sad for the kids. OTOH no one was hurt, and the car's insured. All parties live to fight (fire) another day.
I trust the garage has seen this!
And none of those fellow Peugeot owners stopped to help...
Probably scared it is contagious
That's quite scary. I've changed fuel pumps and have had cars running rich because of a bad 02 sensor, which can cause a lack of power and a fuel smell (which you mention), and this sort of thing is my worst nightmare. I hate working with fuel. I also hate garages. Glad everyone is okay. I would love to know exactly what went wrong here.
I would too but I suspect the car will be too ruined to ascertain...
Diesel isn't so bad, as that is only highly flammable under pressure in a fine spray from your injectors. Spill it on the floor, it'll never ignite. Petrol is flammable either way, especially the vapours. I guess fuel was leaking and it ignited, hence the grayish smoke from fuel spilt on hot parts..
@@supergeekjay Indeed but why was it leaking? If I was a Peugeot owner I'd look into it.
@@lukemallory7832 Possibly a damaged/incorrectly seated fuel line/hose connector. Everything's made of plastic these days, and plastic hates being heated and cooled over multiple drive cycles!
@@lukemallory7832 just come from the garage so there is probably a mechanic and a workshop manager feeling very stupid...
great save fred cracking vid
Just an opportune moment when I had the camera in hand.
The Range Rover is fine and some garbage vehicle is no longer plaguing the road ways. No one was hurt so looks like a win - win to me.
We do love that range rover...
A 2008 is easier to replace than an old Range Rover, that's for sure. E saw that Peugeot depreciate extremely quickly...
Supposedly defective wiring is the most common cause of engine bay fires. I wonder if the mechanic who last shut the bonnet was chasing an intermittent electrical fault. Car electrics really are frightening, jebus save me from ever wiring a car
Owners said it had just come back from garage. It was sent in for losing power and smelling of petrol...
Peugeot electrics aren't known for being reliable. I drive a 2016 Vauxhall, no way I'm buying a new one as they're now Peugeot!
@@EpohDerf And petrol is highly flammable, more so than diesel. I feel safer working with diesels.....
Proper t shirt
He could certainly sing, eh? Ever seen the musical?
@@EpohDerf I have in 2007 in Sheffield arena
@@TheBecs86 never saw the man himself. Shame...