ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Speed
65 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME TO A STOP. OWNER DID NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MANIFOLD LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE ENIGNE, WHICH STARTED A FIRE. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-030