Car catches fire in Brighton supermarket car park (From The Argus)
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Car catches fire in Brighton supermarket car park
4:31pm Thursday 26th July 2012 in News
The shocked driver with her granddaughter next to their burnt out car
A driver had a lucky escape after her car caught fire.
The grandmother was driving with her granddaughter in Hollingbury today (July 26) when their Vauxhall Corsa began to smell.
The woman, who did not wish to be named, said: “It started to smell like a barbecue.
“We parked the car and there was no smell of barbecues outside.
“Then we saw smoke coming from the bonnet.”
The pair quickly got out of the car after stopping in the car park at Asda in Crowhurst Road, as the bonnet caught alight.
Fire engines were called and doused the front of the car, which was left a charred and melted heap of metal, plastic and rubber.
It is the second time in two days a car has caught alight in the hot weather, after another Vauxhall caught fire in Chichester.
Fire crews have warned drivers to make sure they check their cars for water given the heat.
Comments(6)
Sussex jim
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7:50pm Thu 26 Jul 12
mustaphaLeeko
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10:23pm Thu 26 Jul 12
Dean1982
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mruno
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11:15am Sat 28 Jul 12
Unbias
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2:35pm Sat 28 Jul 12
Sussex jim wrote:Yeah good idea--nope not really......then the bags that steal for their crack-fix will use them to their advantage!
Most car fires are electrical. There is a strong case for fitting a battery isolation switch, accessable from outside the vehicle. These switches are available for about £10. At manufacture level the cost of installation would be negligible.
Weigh up the pro's 'n cons of that comment.....!!
Car catches fire then just let it burn..life is more important..stick an isolation switch on the outside is...
A) Scums dream
B) Risk's life
rolivan says...
7:29pm Thu 26 Jul 12