Used car explodes during transshipment in Tak

By The Nation

 

A used car exploded inside a container on a trailer truck in Tak on Thursday as it was being transported to Myanmar, police said.

 

The truck driver became frightened following the afternoon explosion in front of the Mae Tao Rim Moei School on Mae Sot-Rim Moei road in Tambon Tha Sai Luad in Mae Sot district.

 

Fearing additional explosions, driver Sujin Meeyosprom quickly rushed drove the truck onto open land away from the road and alerted the police.

Police and troops rushed to inspect the container that carried five used cars inside. No explosive device was found.

 

The blast caused one of the cars to crash open the door of the container.

 

Transport documents showed that the five vehicles belonged to a Pakistani businessman on transit from Japan to Myanmar. The truck was carrying them from Laem Chaban port to a pier in Mae Sot to cross to Myanmar.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30339513

 

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Never transport a car with a full tank in a hot container.

A full tank (of petrol) not much problem - no air to feed an explosion.

 

Part filled tanks that have a mixture of petrol and air swilling around are a problem, but still need a point of ignition.

 

 

I blame the faulty brakes

There isn't air in a container?    Rubbish.   Plenty of O2 for an explosive ignition of fuel.  If door didn't open it may have stopped burning or it stopped because it burned up vapors. 

Maybe one or more cars  was leaking gas out the container and an electrical short.  If a smoker