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1988 FORD AEROSTAR — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

fire · 124468 · 1998-11-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
AEROSTAR
Year
1988
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON AUGUST 15, 1998, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EXITING OFF OF 575 SOUTHBOUND AT HWY. 92 AND SOMEONE CAME UP BESIDE ME AND SCREAMED AT US TO GET OUT, THE VAN IS ON FIRE. WE GOT OUT AND SOMEONE HAS CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME OUT AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. IT HAD BURNED THE INSIDE OF THE FLOOR WHERE THE CONSOLE IS, AND THE ENGINE PARTS ARE ALL MELTED AND ONE OF THE FIREMEN FOUND SOME TYPE OF FUEL CANNISTERS ON THE GROUND. I HAD JUST LEFT THE GAS STATION, I HAD JUST FILLED THE FUEL TANK.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
700786
Machine
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