What is the best way to put out a car fire?
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ANSWERS: 19
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call fire department.
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since most things in a car are and oil based product... particulary near the engine compartment I would say a class c fire extinguisher or dirt/sand to smother it
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TNT The explosion causes a rush of air away from the fire and consuming all of the oxygen in the immediate area suffocating the fire, its how they put out oil well fires
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It's too late. The car is probably destroyed by now.
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with a fire truck.
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Have a fire extinguisher approved for automotive use. In our vintage/collector car association it is required to have one in the vehicle. Call 911, then IF it's safe, try to extinguish the fire. If it gets out of hand, get away. Safety first.
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Run it thru the Carwash with the windows opened!!
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drive into a lake! thats the best way, maybe not the most sensible but its effective.
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Like an under hood car fire? or in the cabin? If you carry a fire extinguisher and have gloves, you can pop the hood and get one put out quite easily before it gets out of hand. Once the interior ingnites, however, you are best to get it off the road and get away from it. Putting a car out requires a LOT of water. Specialty foam products added to the water in the fire truck, can reduce the amount of water used and speed up the extinguishing process - but the bottom line is this: If the interior catches on fire - your car is done. So be well away from it.
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run away :)
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calling 911?
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Call the fire dept...
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Pour gasoline on it until it goes out.
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Using a fire extinguisher right away. Make sure you try to aim it away from blowing the flames into the dried grass underneath or to the side of the car just in case. I've seen some fires where the extinguisher blew the flames down and the parking are went up in flames as the car just sat there, causing a huge field fire as secondary damage.
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Put down your phone, grab fire extinguisher, call 911! Oh you did all that! You did everything right.
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Call 911 +5
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If its really going, Short of pushing it in the pool you arent going to.
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1. Fire extinguisher. 2. Fire Department
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Don't stop, drop and roll but engine fires have to be extinguished with marine/electrical variety of extinguisher
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