At about 9:50 a.m. on October 30, 2021, when Wang Xingxing and Wang Wenjie, police officers of the eighth brigade of the Shanxi Expressway Traffic Police Detachment, drove along the Qingyin Expressway from west to east (Taiyuan direction) to 976 kilometers and 700 meters, they found a red semi-trailer driving in the right lane with thick black smoke, and immediately signaled the driver to stop on the right. After getting out of the car, the police quickly smelled a pungent smell of rubber burning, and found that flames had sprung up from the left rear of the vehicle.
The police immediately did a good job of safety protection and took out the fire extinguisher from the police car to spray at the root of the fire source, the external fire was quickly effectively controlled, but found that there were still flames on the inside of the rear axle of the vehicle, and immediately and the driver drilled into the bottom of the car to spray the fire source. At this time, the open fire has been extinguished, but there is still black smoke constantly coming out, the police guessed that there is still a dark fire inside the axle, considering the difficulty of the fire extinguisher not being able to go deep into the axle to eliminate the dark fire, so they contacted the fire brigade and asked for support.
In the gap waiting for the fire brigade to arrive, the police found that the axle had been burned red, so they carried out multiple large-scale strafing around the fire point to prevent recurrence.
Subsequently, the fire brigade arrived in time, first focused on the smoke-emitting parts and then sprayed the whole vehicle, and the fire hazard was eliminated in time.
It is understood that the car is a gas vehicle, carrying 33.5 tons of coal from the Dawu Expressway into the highway, before the incident has been found that the vehicle smoke, but there is a fluke psychology to drive out of the Wucheng toll station out of the highway. The police reminded the driver to deal with the problem immediately after encountering the problem, must not be paralyzed, and criticized and educated the behavior of not carrying a fire extinguisher with the car, and the driver received the education and thanked the police for their help.
How to prevent spontaneous combustion of cars?
1. Check whether the chassis is leaking oil
Oil leakage in the chassis is an important cause of spontaneous combustion. And spontaneous combustion accidents are mostly caused by oil circuits, if there is oil leakage, oil pipe aging and other phenomena, you must go to the 4S shop for maintenance.
2. Check the circuit frequently
Circuit fires account for a significant proportion of spontaneous combustion events in cars. If the car is more than three years old, especially those who have modified the lights and audio, they must be inspected in an all-round way.
3. Do not bring flammable products on the bus
The lighter is the focus, and the lighter should be placed in the shade of the car to avoid direct sunlight. In addition, the perfume also contains alcohol, and it is also very easy to catch fire, so be sure to pay attention to proper placement.
4. Clean the dirt in the engine compartment
Dirt refers to rotten leaves, rotten branches, willows, etc., which accumulate in the engine compartment, due to the high temperature of the outside world, coupled with the heat of the engine, may accidentally give it a light.
What should I do if I encounter spontaneous combustion in my car?
1. Stop and turn off the power
In the process of driving, once you encounter the car smoke, smoke smell, open flame appears, do not panic, immediately rely on the side of the road to stop, turn off the power. Because most of the spontaneous combustion of the car is caused by the aging of the circuit, the power supply should be cut off immediately to prevent continuous power combustion.
2. Leave the carriage and call the police for help
Drivers and passengers should quickly leave the carriage to a safe position after parking and dial 119 or 110 for assistance.
3. Observe the fire and extinguish it by yourself
In order to reduce the loss, when the fire is small, you can try to save yourself, take out the vehicle fire extinguisher and spray at the fire. If the engine compartment catches fire, remember not to open the hood, causing air convection, which will increase its fire.
Shanxi high-speed traffic police team warm tips:
In order to effectively prevent spontaneous combustion of vehicles, it is necessary to regularly maintain and inspect vehicles to ensure that fire extinguishers, tires, water sprays, oil circuits, brakes and other equipment are normal. Avoid driving for a long time and frequent use of brakes when on the road, so as not to increase the load on the engine and battery, increase the risk of spontaneous combustion, and should rest in a timely manner and take corresponding cooling measures. Do not store lighters, perfumes and other flammable and explosive items in the car, refueling or charging should not be excessive, and it should be noted that after changing the vehicle circuit and oil circuit, there may be spontaneous combustion safety hazards.
Source: Shanxi high-speed traffic police detachment