Some fires cause more damage than others, but few are likely to be as costly as this blaze in West London at the weekend.
Watch this video that shows a classic GB pound 1 million Lamborghini Miura SV on fire in West London. The owner of the 1971 classic car described the blaze as a “bitter reminder that you should always carry a fire extinguisher when you have a classic car.”
The video shows the developing fire which eventually engulfs the vehicle and completely destroys the interior. London Fire Brigade firefighters are then seen tackling the blaze, which the owner apparently believes is not a death sentence for the vehicle.
No one was injured in the fire, and it is not known what started the blaze, which appeared to originate from the area behind the passenger seats.
Puts a fresh meaning on burning rubber for this Lambo owner.
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@Robert Brown, thanks for sharing the video. Really feel sorry for the owner of this car, I really hope he has insured his car against fire accidents. Are they probing this incident ?
The video offers quite a heart-rending experience. I think we need to make critical analysis of such occurrences and find meaningful solutions to address the anomalies. Great lessons could be learnt with scalpel analysis and remedial measures in terms of timely controling the fire.
I think this is a good reminder that no matter how perfect something used to be or how much care was put into doing things right there is always the chance that with time something gets over looked and has the potential for disaster. I had a classic truck burn down on me like this all because I missed a 2″ section of old fuel hose while bringing it back to life a few years earlier.
Yes, but it’s fair to say, old supercar = engine overheating or something similar.
Ouch. Must have been pretty scary @Mike Clauss? Trust you got out OK (well, you did, obviously…)
@Robert Brown, yes I was fine but it was a good lesson, much like the comment that anyone driving an old car should have a fire extinguisher on board I learned a few things. First of course was to carry a fire extinguisher when you’re riding around in old vehicles, second if you get a whiff of gasoline it’s best to pull over and check things out, third in a situation like that most people are so confused they don’t know what to do. I ran into a convenience store asking for a fire extinguisher hoping to put it out… Read more »
Definitely echo your thoughts on most people being clueless in an emergency situation. I remember when my fiancee was at home by herself and saw some lads behind the back yard messing about with fire before it very quickly got out of hand and they ran away. She, panicking, filled up a bucket of water and ran outside to deal with it, forgetting that there was a fire extinguisher handily placed just next to the sink she was filling her bucket with. Nothing bad came of it, but it shows how the brain fuzzes over when called upon to act… Read more »
I’ve heard several stories much like that one. We had a fairly large brush fire here last year because someone was having a BBQ and it got out of control, instead of making any attempt to put it out, they pushed it into a stand of palmettos which are pretty much a fire waiting to happen. Panic makes people do some strange things.
After hearing these stories of car fires, I will definitely be putting a fire extinguisher in my car.
SaneIT, I’m glad you got out of the whole situation fine.
There are more cases of car fires than I initially thought. Cheh also shared his experience here: In Event of Emergency: Your Unbelievable Fire Stories
Sheh, you’re light. We can all learn something from this. It should always be about safety first; unfortunately, when people panic, they lose their mind, so to speak, and stop thinking and acting rationally.
I feel the same way. The only good that came off of this is the fact that no one was injured. Also, it encourages people to put a fire extinguisher in their cars–just in case.
I think we need to make critical analysis of such occurrences and find meaningful solutions to address the anomalies.
@Shehrbano Kamran, I totally agree with you. Critical analysis of such occurrences is very important because such incidents teaches us a lot. We need to learn from such incidents and make sure such incidents dont occur again.
It was great that someone videoed it as well, otherwise we wouldn’t be having this conversation.