Since the end of May, the country has suffered many rounds of hot weather, and at the same time, there have been many spontaneous combustion accidents in various places.
On June 19, a car in Ziyang, Sichuan Province spontaneously combusted, damaging other vehicles nearby.
On June 15, a driver in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, was resting under a bridge when his car suddenly spontaneously ignited and caught fire.
On June 12, a car in Panzhou, Guizhou, suddenly smoked while driving on the highway, and the driver immediately stopped and used a fire extinguisher to fight it, but due to the rapid development of the fire, it was unsuccessful. After firefighters arrived to extinguish the fire, the vehicle was severely damaged.
On June 5, a car in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, suddenly smoked and spontaneously combusted while waiting for a traffic light.
On May 26, Guangdong Zhongshan traffic police encountered a van suddenly emitting thick smoke during patrol, after which firefighters rushed to the scene to control the fire.
At present, a new round of high temperature has been launched again, in the north, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Xinjiang and other places high temperature continues, local up to 40 °C; In the south, high temperatures in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi and other places will also increase. The Central Meteorological Observatory has continued to issue a high temperature orange warning at 18 o'clock on July 6: it is expected that during the day on July 7, there will be high temperature weather of 35 °C and above in central and eastern North China, Huanghuai, Fenwei Plain, Jiangnan, South China, central Sichuan Basin and southern Xinjiang Basin, western Gansu, western Ningxia and other places, among which, the maximum temperature in most of Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, north-central Shandong, northern Henan, central Jiangxi, north-central Fujian, eastern and southern Zhejiang, Shaanxi Guanzhong and eastern southern Xinjiang Basin will be 37~39 °C. It can reach 40°C or more in parts of central and southern Hebei and northwest Henan.
Therefore, in the following days, the majority of drivers should still pay attention to preventing spontaneous combustion of vehicles!
How to prevent spontaneous combustion of vehicles?
1
Regular routine inspection and maintenance
With the increase of vehicle service life, the oil pipeline line will gradually age or even break, if not repaired for a long time, there may be oil leakage, oil leakage, electricity leakage and other situations. Therefore, drivers should develop the habit of regular maintenance to avoid spontaneous combustion caused by aging oil circuits and lines.
2
Avoid driving for long periods of time in hot weather
Long-term driving in hot weather and long-term high-load operation of the engine will cause the temperature in the engine compartment to rise rapidly and increase the risk of spontaneous combustion. Therefore, when using a car in summer, first try to avoid driving during high temperature periods, and secondly, stop properly on the way, and let the vehicle cool down while people rest.
3
Do not store flammable and explosive materials in the car
Lighters, perfumes, air fresheners and other filled items, the internal pressure increases at high temperatures, and when it reaches a critical value, an explosion may occur and then ignite the contents of the car. In addition, there are mineral water bottles, glasses and other items that have a spotlighting effect under certain conditions, which also have the risk of spontaneous combustion and should not be placed in the car.
4
Do not modify the vehicle illegally
Unauthorized modification without professional skills and illegal modification that does not meet the normative standards can easily cause hidden dangers such as oil leakage, short circuit of wires or overload of circuits, thereby causing spontaneous combustion.
What happens if the vehicle spontaneously combusts?
◆If the car is found to have scorched smell, fire, smoke, etc., the vehicle should be parked in a safe area as soon as possible, and the power should be turned off in time.
◆When there is a local fire and only slight smoke, the fire extinguisher can be sprayed at the fire point.
◆If the engine compartment has flames popping out, do not open the hatch rashly, otherwise the flame will suddenly increase due to the rapid entry of oxygen, and it is easy to burn yourself. The correct way to do this is to first open a small slit in the hatch and spray it with a fire extinguisher from the gap to the ignition part.
◆If the fire is large and cannot be extinguished by itself, you should immediately evacuate to a safe area and call the police for help.