# 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `180259` · 1999-10-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND A HESITATION OR POWER SURGE WAS FELT AND THE VEHICLE THEN CAGHT ON FIRE.  THE FIRE WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PUT OUT AFTER THE OCCUPANTS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE FIRE STARTED AGAIN.  THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNT UP.  AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN OF THE REASON FOR THE FIRE.
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