I was turning left, the vehicle stalled out. Suddenly yellow smoke started pouring into the cab and when I looked ahead the paint of the hood was blistering and peeling and flames were shooting out from around the edges of the hood.
My friend and I scrammed out of the car and luckily cell phones were around then because we had a few people stop and call 911.
When the fire crew arrived they had to damage the hood to get it open as it had welded itself to the engine.
Cause of the fire? The investigator figures it was a hot day, there was an accumulation of gasses under the hood, and something leapt up from the road and sparked.
The irony here was I had only owned the vehicle for five days and I hadn't bothered taking out fire insurance because I was cheap and cars don't catch on fire. XD
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My friend and I scrammed out of the car and luckily cell phones were around then because we had a few people stop and call 911.
When the fire crew arrived they had to damage the hood to get it open as it had welded itself to the engine.
Cause of the fire? The investigator figures it was a hot day, there was an accumulation of gasses under the hood, and something leapt up from the road and sparked.
The irony here was I had only owned the vehicle for five days and I hadn't bothered taking out fire insurance because I was cheap and cars don't catch on fire. XD