Driver stuck in snow burns to death after repeatedly revving SUV's engine.

[FrenzyTickles]

I really hate to post this, it's obviously really horrible, but I learned something from it.

Don't keep hitting the gas -- Get out & wait for a tow truck!!!

How many attempts are safe?

Never liked auto-locks either, I guess those contributed when the victim went into reverse(?) No idea.

Also wondering if the attempted rescuer breaking in the back window let in a ton of Oxygen to fuel the fire, but they were desperate to get him out,
they were out of options at that point, it was undoubtedly going to blow regardless. 🙁



https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/driver-stuck-snow-burns-death-144728601.html


Driver stuck in snow burns to death after repeatedly revving SUV's engine

Wilson Wong
Thu, February 4, 2021, 9:47 AM


A New Jersey man was killed in a fire after repeatedly revving his SUV's engine while trying to get out of a snowbank, authorities said.

Shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday, police in Little Ferry said officers responded to a report of a car getting stuck in a pile of snow after going down an embankment near Losen Slote Creek Park, about 10 miles northwest of New York City.

Little Ferry police Capt. Ronald Klein told NBC News on Thursday that two officers found a 62-year-old driver repeatedly revving up the engine and rocking his Mazda SUV back and forth to dislodge the vehicle from the snow.



He said officers told the man to stop accelerating to no avail before telling him they were returning to their vehicle to call for a tow truck. While walking back to their vehicle, the officers heard a popping sound and saw the SUV catch fire.

The officers tried to get into the vehicle, but Klein said the doors were locked. After several attempts to break into the SUV, one officer eventually broke the rear passenger window.

At that point, Klein said the vehicle was engulfed in flames and smoke, forcing officers to retreat to a safe distance from the SUV.

The driver's name has not been released, but his family has been notified, according to police.

The Little Ferry Police Department and the Bergen County’s Prosecutor’s Office will oversee the investigation.

 

[chicago]

Hopefully its a rare occurrence

 

[FrenzyTickles]

Yes, hopefully quite rare!

I remember being warned about "flooding the engine," but not this... 🙁


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[FrenzyTickles]

I'd forgotten about this. Again I'm sorry it's horrible but I'd rather repost it as a warning.
This isn't apparently as rare as I thought. The article following is a decade old (and not the clearest) but it seems nothing's changed.

Dec 2021:


And....

https://www.fox23.com/news/breaking-news/revving-engine-spinning-tires-cause-fires/254364633/
Revving Engine, Spinning Tires Cause Fires

February 04, 2011 at 9:55 pm CST

The most popular soundtrack this week is spinning tires from stuck cars and trucks.

Drivers stranded on the side of the road are trying to rock their way out of the snow ruts.

FOX23's Abbie Alford reports on how this is causing a fire danger for many drivers.

All the revving, shifting gears back-and-forth and spinning tires can actually be worse than just getting stuck.

"That constant moving, grinding, that constant friction is causing it [vehicle] to overheat," says Tulsa Fire Department Spokesperson Tim Smallwood.

FOX23 spotted a s stranded driver doing just that.

"What? My car isn't overheating, wait let me see I hope it doesn't overheat. I've seen some smoke from the tires but I hope it doesn't overheat," says stranded driver Justin Norman.

However, as Norman and his friend Marcus Banks try to make it to the Tulsa Welding School for class, they just keep adding more danger to potentially catching their car on fire.
"We've been stuck all day," says Norman
.
Tulsa firefighters say during this week's blizzard at least ten cars have caught fire because of all the revving and tires spinning on the snow-packed streets.

Cars spotted on the side of the interstate were charcoaled. Friday morning, after someone got unstuck the hood of their car caught fire in the OSU Medical Center
parking garage.

"If those plastics get overheated of course they can catch fire and the rest of the motor engine," says Smallwood.
Without a shovel to keep snow from rubbing against the engine, you're causing a greater risk of fire.

"If your car only has five, six inch clearance you are going to be bottomed out and that is what is happening out there," says Smallwood.

"Use your shovel, dig around your vehicle and most times you will be able to go forward and backwards and get unstuck," says Smallwood.

And stay off the road.

"I need some luck that's what I need," says Norman.

Tulsa firefighters say no one has been seriously injured in this week's car fires because of the storm.

KOKI

 

[MrMacphisto]

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