# 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `78346` · 1997-06-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE REARENDED AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE IGNITED ON IMPACT. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THERE WERE ABOUT (3) EXPLOSIONS AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE WITH MINOR INJURIES.  *AK
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