Video: Fire destroys vehicle after phone or notebook exploded - extinguisher skills lacking too

 

Picture: Manager

 

A video on the Royal Thai Police TV site that went viral showed some locals trying to extinguish a blaze in a vehicle beside a road.

 

Either a phone or an electronic notebook left in the vehicle during the heat of the day is thought to have exploded causing the fire. 

 

Netizens were quick to point out the folly of this and criticize those trying to put out the blaze for not having a clue how to use a fire extinguisher.

 

One man in the video shouts: "It's too late now" as the whole vehicle goes up in smoke and flame. 

 

The video garnered 5,200 "likes" and 4,000 "shares" said Manager, who didn't say where this happened, just that it was yesterday. 

 

Source: Manager

 

 

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8 minutes ago, webfact said:

who didn't say where this happened, just that it was yesterday. 

Probably happens multiple times, every day, all around Thailand. 

I don't think anything was going to stop that fire.

Did they manage to save the laptop?

Good job it wasn’t an iPhone or someone would of dived in to get it. 

At least they powder coated half the car but the limitations of those powder puffs was always going to be a challenge in that inferno????  

The poor truck   sounds it hooter in its final death throw  R.I.P

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Either a phone or an electronic notebook left in the vehicle during the heat of the day

Makes a change from 'child' and 'school van'. 

Should have got a Chevy Blazer .. 

or Pontiac ???? bird .. 

When the video started it was already to late! 

12 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Should have got a Chevy Blazer .. 

or Pontiac ???? bird .. 

This is my Chevy Blazer:

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Netizens were quick to point out the folly of this and criticize those trying to put out the blaze for not having a clue how to use a fire extinguisher.

 

I wonder how many of those critical netizens have ever tried to use a fire extinguisher. I have had training in their use (it's mandatory in the military) and I wouldn't go anywhere near that truck even with one in hand. It's far too risky.

 

I admire the pluck of the guys who did try.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

not having a clue how to use a fire extinguisher.

Not the same as spaying crops... 

Surprised they didn't try beating the fire out with the extinguisher 

The only mistake I saw was the first guy didn't test his extinguisher with a short blast before approaching and he approached on the wrong side. The other guys new exactly how to operate extinguishers.

Grumpy John is correct though - the fire was out of control at the start of the video.

18 minutes ago, whaleboneman said:

The only mistake I saw was the first guy didn't test his extinguisher with a short blast before approaching and he approached on the wrong side. The other guys new exactly how to operate extinguishers.

Grumpy John is correct though - the fire was out of control at the start of the video.

 

Agreed... that fire was well out of control. 

 

The extinguishers were a good few mins too late, I don’t think there was much more they could have done. 

I don’t really see much to criticise about their use of extinguishers other than the risk they took with a car which may have an NGV tank (in which case, stand well back !)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least someone at the scene realised that one bloke was unfamiliar with a fire extinguisher - at 0.20 seconds on the clip, somebody watching can be heard shouting what seems to be "what a <deleted>, what a <deleted>!!".