The Dogmother Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 .. no, not mine. Thankfully On Sunday as we drove back from a family visit in London, we dropped Phil back at Lucknor and as we drove north of Junction 10 on the M40, I saw a light plume of smoke go up. It looked to be off to one side of the motorway, but as we got closer, it got darker and turned out to be a car on fire in the middle of the southbound carriageway. The flames were very hot as we drove past, and Rosie got some pictures which turned out better than expected. They must have had some warning about the fire as the contents of the vehicle were up at the top of the embankment; a truck driver had stopped the traffic on that side, but the emergency services hadn't arrived just yet. Poor people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thank goodness they had some warning . Great photos from Rosie . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 how scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Scary stuff but cracking photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Brian's van caught fire once .....right outside a Fire Station, which was lucky! Great photos,glad they escaped unharmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Our fire extinguisher engineers often stop and help when they see situations like this - obviously this one was too far gone for help but they often put them out if they catch them early enough and we get nice letters from the public That looks particularly fierce Claret and very scary for the owners of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 It looked like it was a relatively new car too. No doubt by the time the services turned up it would have been burned down to the tarmac! I always carry a first aid kit, and will stop at accidents if the ambulance hasn't turned up, but there was not stopping in that amount of traffic and they all seemed to be OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 At least they got out in time + no-one was hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 gosh that looks scary, cracking photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thank goodness they had got out, great photos though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Great photos - I'm surprised all the traffic hadn't ground to a halt to look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 Our side (northbound) was going very slowly, but the southbound had stopped (obviously) and the tailback was already sizeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Scary stuff but cracking photos. Couldn't have put it better myself. Thank goodness they got out OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 wow scary they must have had plenty of warning to get everything out - thank goodness cthy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Oh my word, can you imagine the shock! What a shame. The flames were very hot as we drove past, and Rosie got some pictures which turned out better than expected. Oh ye of little faith Clare She's David Bailey mk2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 She obviously takes far better photos from a moving car than I do Her usual offerings tend to have crucial bits like head missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 That looks really scary. I wondered what caused the fire though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Most likely started as an engine fire that spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 On the subject of car fires one went up at about 4am in the morning yesterday, it was parked in co-op car park and Dad got woken up by al the emergency vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 We saw that too Claret, though it was a darned sight further on than that by the time we passed it...........complete mangled shell, smouldering & surrounded by fire engines & police cars......and how many miles of tailback I was driving so didn't take as much notice as I might have from the passenger seat Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 totally scarey isn't it! Rosie can take my photos anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky1 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Yes cracking photos. Glad everyone got out OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
