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To: cuban leaf

Question: What is the liklihood of a car bursting into flame if it hits a tree? I don’t think it would burst into flame to burn the body beyond recognition - unless it was “helped” to burst into flame.


45 posted on 06/25/2013 2:48:19 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: Marcella

http://jalopnik.com/why-cars-explode-into-fireballs-and-why-they-usually-do-560552028

...That’s more than 5 vehicle fires caused by a collision every day. While most of those fires started in the engine and were less likely to be fatal, around 10% of the collisions that involved fire were because of a fire from the fuel tank or fuel line...


52 posted on 06/25/2013 3:03:26 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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