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News Station Captures Car Catching on Fire During Snowstorm
- Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:00pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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WXIA reports:
One unfortunate motorist on Windy Hill Road in Marietta slid backward on the icy road, and tried to spin his tires to get out. That didn’t work out so well for him. His car ended up catching fire — directly across the road from where 11Alive’s Paul Crawley was set up for a live shot on the dangerous road conditions.
The car ended up catching fire on live television as Crawley yelled to the driver to get out.
Cobb County Fire crews showed up to put out the fire, and the hapless motorist was not hurt.
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Comments (42)
cranes
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 3:28pmI think the car that caught on fire is a BMW. Also the fire this weekend that killed the lobbiest in DC was a BMW. Does BMW have a problem they have not reported?
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 9:14pmSo THAT’S what the Marshmallows in the trunk of my Beamer are for!
Report Post »taxedenuf
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 11:14amThis is the 2nd Bavarian Manure Wagon to catch fire unexpectedly in 2 days. The woman lobbyist in D.C. died when her X3 or X5 caught on fire as she entered or exitted her garage. Hmmmmm, I wonder if the Obama auto police will go after BMW with the same zeal they went after Toyota? Somehow, I don’t think so.
Report Post »jhonjhonson1
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 8:56amSeems odd that on the same day, stories about BMW’s burning, with one story being tragic. Possible problems with these cars?
Report Post »firesong
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 1:16amMy problem isn’t with the flaming car. Watch the car that passes in front of the camera at about minute 8:19. They only bothered to clear snow from the driver side of the windshield. There is snow all over the passenger side of the windshield and on the side windows and the back window. How in the world can they see? Come on people, let’s have some common sense… Please! I drive the same roads.
Report Post »Looner
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 12:41amWatch for news from the left….somehow or another the right is responsible for this…especially Bush.
Report Post »Q: what’s the difference between a BMW and a porcupine?
A. A porcupine has ****** on the outside.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Jacob
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 6:44amI wasn’t going to say any thing but i may be to blame? Ive been thinking bout camping and sitting around the camp fire all weekend! Sick of winter already
Report Post »home_of_the_brave
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 11:03pmWOW, do you think All State covers this?
Report Post »Jaronimo
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 10:01pmYall all have it wrong global warming set the car on fire. ( It was soooo obvious )
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 9:10pmHuh. I didn’t know…. never mind. Glad the guy got out in time.
Report Post »wampanoag
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:32pmAnother BMW catching fire. dangerous vehicle.
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 8:06pmAnother victim of global-warming! Baby polar-bears and adult sex-poodles are crying….
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 7:49pmExactly… Tires too hot? Never saw fire from the tires at a drag race, add bleach and it makes nice smoke, but no fire…
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:00pmThe Ultimate Driving Machine?…………………………………NOT!
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 5:30pmJust let this serve as a lesson to BMW owners. When stuck in snow don’t spin your tires. Unless you want a new car.
Report Post »mcFirst
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 5:14pmPlenty of time to run to the gas station and get a fire extinguisher. you could see the burining rubber sitting under the car. no one from the gas station even comes out.
Report Post »mlimberg
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:40pmRun Flat Tires…. Had a BMW, got rid of it because of the Run Flat Tires. Another reason not to buy a car with RFT’s!
Report Post »troyvar
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:32pmThat left turn blinker stayed on for a long time… just sayin’
Report Post »Sara
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:30pmyikes! I live like 2 miles away from there!
Report Post »calijohn
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:43pmare you scared??
Report Post »WeTheHomers
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:24pmWhat you didn‘t see was Bush crawling behind the B’mer setting it on fire. That was just after he did a rain/snow dance daring the snowgods to snow down on us, that bastard!
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:56pmYou sure it wasn’t Palin? After all, she is from Alaska, so I’d bet she has a better connection to the snowgods.
Report Post »wampanoag
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:17pmabout an exciting a clip as watching paint dry.
Report Post »Avidmonkey
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:27pmThey were happy to get a better story than “hey…it’s still snowing.”
Report Post »razrbakcrzy
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:16pmFront wheel drive car, Blows transmission, sprays hot transmission fluid onto hot exhaust manifolds, Instant fire…!
Report Post »Midwest Blonde
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:46pmThis was a rearwheel drive – mentioned a few times by the newscaster.
Report Post »Joseff
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 5:13pmMy guess is its an electrical fire. Spinning tires won’t start a fire, especially on ice.
Joe
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:14pmIrony?
Report Post »Damocracy
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:13pmwow,,those conservatives setting fire to peoples cars,,,what will they do next?
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:12pmThis guy is adding to global warming. He’ll get a ticket for green house gases when cap and trade is passed.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:51pmI wish more people would drive SUV’s. I have at least 5 in. of snow in my yard in upstate SC (Yankees may laugh, but that’s a lot down here); it sure looks nice, but I would still appreciate some global warming right now.
Report Post »Avidmonkey
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:12pmI can’t imagine how his car caught fire like that unless he had a fuel leak.
Report Post »The spinning tires would have heated up, but not enough to set the car on fire!
Poor Bimmer.
right-wing-waco
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 1:52pmIf you get your tires hot enough to catch fire, it’s over. This happens on big trucks when you ride the brakes down long hills and the drums get real hot, then the drums heat the wheels and the wheels heat the tires. Once they catch fire……
Report Post »hkyfan36
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:09pmWOW Glad the guy got out of the car. Lucky shot for the news team.
Report Post »LSX
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:36pmBavarian Manure Wagon…
Report Post »rubberbandangle
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:53pmReporter: ‘I was waiting for the gas tank to explode!’
Rarely do cars explode in a car fire. This guy has watched too many movies. Does he think that the fire fighters would so non-chalantley walk up to the car like they did and fiddle around before they put it out? I really don’t understand how we as a society can take movies as real life so much.
Oh well….it is what it is…. I will end on my own movie quote: ‘I know this steak isn’t real, but it is delicious. Ignorance is bliss!’ – Matrix
Report Post »guyperram
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 4:53pmLooks live a fuel leak on the BMW. Maybe they should go back to making them in Deutschland, not Alabama
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 5:24pmif your car is slipping on the ice just put the pedal to the floor until the motor overheats and catches the car on fire.
Report Post »What a dunce.
Even the reporter thinks the rear tires started the car on fire.
No wonder people voted for Obama. They are idiots.
snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 10, 2011 at 6:03pmGood thing the driver did mannage to get out safely; if someone were to panic while in the vehicle it could have been much worse. And yes, this reporter was watching way too many movies.
Now for the jokes…
“Jeees, man, you forgot the blooming hotdogs at the house?”
“Luke, the death star is over there…”
“But officer, I told them I just wanted a hot wax on the car, not a hot car…”
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm
Report Post »rubbernecker
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:32pmWow, only 4 posts to link this to Obama! Impressive.
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