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1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 228607 · 2000-08-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
CROWN VICTORIA
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

CITY OF PENSACOLA POLICE VEHICLE A 1996 CROWN VICTORIA, UNIT 842, CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHILE PARKED UNDER A CARPORT DAMAGING THE RENTED MOBILE HOME AND TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. OUR JOFFICER WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME AND WAS AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY .ITY

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
727206
Machine
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