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CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
1 killed in crash that ignited car fire in northbound lanes of I-25 in Denver metro area
One person was killed in a crash that ignited a car fire in the northbound lanes of I-25 in the Denver metro area on Monday morning. According to the Colorado State Patrol, the crash happened in the northbound lanes of I-25 just south of 84th Avenue about 4:20 a.m. State troopers said the call originally came into the dispatch center as a car fire. When investigators arrived on the scene, they discovered the vehicle had crashed into the side highway wall and then burst into flames on impact. CSP said the crash involved one person in one vehicle. The identity of that person inside the vehicle has not been released. As of 7 a.m., the crash and fire had blocked two lanes of traffic heading northbound on I-25. That caused significant delays during the Monday morning commute. According to CSP, there was no estimate on when the lanes would reopen. Traffic was getting through the area, but there were backups due to the lane closures.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Massive Car Explosion In Virginia Parking Lot Blamed On Faulty Fuel Tank
As far too many people who try to light a bonfire with it learn the hard way, gasoline likes to explode. Inside an engine, that's usually a good thing, but in order to make the tiny explosions happen inside the engine, you're forced to carry around a giant tank of it outside the engine. As long as everything goes right, that isn't usually a problem, but when something goes wrong? Well, your car might blow up Hollywood-style, just like what happened with one car in a Washington, D.C.-area parking lot Thursday morning. The good news is, according to the Arlington County Fire Department, no one died in the explosion. In fact, there weren't even any injuries. Had someone been walking nearby at the time of the explosion, it may have been a different story, but luckily, the exploding car only took out three other nearby vehicles and not any people. Of course, that sucks for the owners of all four cars, since they're now burned to a crisp, likely along with everything inside, but ultimately, they're just things, and things can be replaced. People, on the other hand, are much more difficult to replace, at least until we figure out better cloning technology. Read more: These Are The Longest Lasting All-Season SUV Tires According To Consumer Reports Just A Normal Exploding Car Considering how close Arlington is to Washington, D.C., it would be understandable if you thought the explosion might have been intentional, but according to the fire marshals, they have yet to find signs of anything suspicious. They're reportedly still investigating what caused it, but for now, they believe it was caused by a faulty fuel tank that had ruptured, leading to a Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion or BLEVE. Basically, because of science, when a pressurized container full of a flammable liquid such as gasoline is heated, the pressure can get high enough that the tank ruptures, causing a leak. The sudden change in pressure causes the liquid to boil almost instantaneously, creating a rapidly expanding cloud of a now highly flammable gas. And if something sets off that highly flammable gas, you get a really big boom. Typically, BLEVEs are associated with propane tanks, but in this case, the fire department claims it happened with the exploding car's fuel tank. Throw in a couple other gas tanks in nearby cars, and you have a recipe for disaster. As long as your car's gas tank hasn't been damaged, you probably don't have much to worry about, but as you can see in the video above, it is technically possible for a parked car to just explode, seemingly randomly. Isn't that fun to think about? Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.


CTV News
6 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
Car, truck fires reported in Halifax neighbourhood
Atlantic Watch A number of people in the Larry Uteck neighbourhood of Halifax woke up to the sounds of tires popping Thursday after a car and truck fire.


BBC News
7 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Car catches fire after two-vehicle crash near Jersey Airport
A car caught has caught fire following a crash with another vehicle in St Peter, emergency services have and firefighters were called to the collision scene involving two cars near to Roberts Garage West at about 11:00 said all passengers were out of the cars and that "luckily" no injuries appeared to be road was closed from the Airport Roundabout to the Airport Playing Fields. Firefighters said the vehicle which caught fire was not an electric vehicle. Motorists have been thanked for their patience and for avoiding the area.

RNZ News
7 days ago
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Car fire in building on the Terrace treated as suspicious
File photo. Photo: Pretoria Gordon / RNZ A car fire involving a vehicle that was parked in a building on the Terrace in central Wellington is being treated as suspicious. Fire and Emergency got the call to the scene about 6pm with four fire crews, including an aerial fire truck, attending. The fire was now extinguished, with one crew still at the scene. A fire investigator has been called in and police have been notified.