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UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

fire · 925393 · 2012-06-28

Vehicle

Make
UNKNOWN
Model
UNKNOWN
Year
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
Component
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Severity

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

Narrative

CPSC#I11B0264A. JUMP N CARRY. CONSUMER STATED THIS DEVICE IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AS IT STARTED A FIRE. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEVICE WAS USED TO JUMP START HIS VEHICLE. HE HAD THE DEVICE LAYING FLAT AS THE MANUAL INSTRUCTED WHEN CARRYING IT IN HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING, HE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM HIS VEHICLE. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THINKING A VALVE WAS DAMAGED. THE SMOKE CONTINUED TO GET STRONGER, SO HE OPENED THE TRUNK TO SEE FIRE BURNING UNDER THE DEVICE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT APPEARED WHILE THE DEVICE WAS LAYING ON THE CARPET, STATIC ELECTRICITY WAS CREATED BY MOVING WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, WHICH CREATED ENOUGH SPARK TO CATCH THE CARPET ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THE CAUSE AS WELL. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10463781
Machine
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