Scooby Doo
Veteran Member
this morning was a long one. i was driving, rubbing my eyes at 4:30AM, and heard a huge THUD. i hit a deer, on the passenger side of my car. i tured arroung and stopped. called the cops and got a report. it hit the headlight, and fender, and bumper cover.
its all good i was thinking, i have hit 3 deer with this car, no big deal. i drive away, because the car isnt that bad. i was noticing that the passenger side light was dimming and going bright on its own, i though it was just a bad bulb from the impact. about 15min later i smell smoke, i look down and the floor on the passenger side of the car is on FIRE >. i stop the car, by the time i was stopped and turned off the motor, the entire passenger side of the car was on fire. i took off my belt got out, and by the time i turned arround the drivers seat was burning.
never in my life have a i seen a car burn, but didnt expect it to spread that fast. the car was engulfed within 30 seconds of smelling the somke. i had a fire extingushier in the trunk, however it was not open, and i didnt have the key in hand.
then i remembered, last week i went out to target shoot my .308, i had about 100-140 rounds of ammo left in the car.... i ran, i ran hard and fast i got about 1500feet from the car called 911 and the fireworks beguin. every few sconds anouther would go off, with birialant display. the fire dept came and so did the same cop who wrote up the deer hit, we ALL kept our distance. the fire truck got a 2.5 inch hose, and hit it from about 800feet. then they realized they had only about 300gallons of water. they sat down the hose and waited about 15min for the pumper truck to arive. the entire car had melted, with a full tank of diesel, in a big ball of fire in the middle of the countryside. the valve covers, the intake, the rear bumper, both licence plates... all gone, just a blob of metal.
so i ask, what the heck caused this fire? was it the deer or just bad timing?
its all good i was thinking, i have hit 3 deer with this car, no big deal. i drive away, because the car isnt that bad. i was noticing that the passenger side light was dimming and going bright on its own, i though it was just a bad bulb from the impact. about 15min later i smell smoke, i look down and the floor on the passenger side of the car is on FIRE >. i stop the car, by the time i was stopped and turned off the motor, the entire passenger side of the car was on fire. i took off my belt got out, and by the time i turned arround the drivers seat was burning.
never in my life have a i seen a car burn, but didnt expect it to spread that fast. the car was engulfed within 30 seconds of smelling the somke. i had a fire extingushier in the trunk, however it was not open, and i didnt have the key in hand.
then i remembered, last week i went out to target shoot my .308, i had about 100-140 rounds of ammo left in the car.... i ran, i ran hard and fast i got about 1500feet from the car called 911 and the fireworks beguin. every few sconds anouther would go off, with birialant display. the fire dept came and so did the same cop who wrote up the deer hit, we ALL kept our distance. the fire truck got a 2.5 inch hose, and hit it from about 800feet. then they realized they had only about 300gallons of water. they sat down the hose and waited about 15min for the pumper truck to arive. the entire car had melted, with a full tank of diesel, in a big ball of fire in the middle of the countryside. the valve covers, the intake, the rear bumper, both licence plates... all gone, just a blob of metal.
so i ask, what the heck caused this fire? was it the deer or just bad timing?