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Old 03-24-2016, 06:30 PM
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I will never understand why people do not put fire systems in their cars.....I mean ****, they are cheap too....
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I will never understand why people do not put fire systems in their cars.....I mean ****, they are cheap too....
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Wow!!!!
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Apparently he now has a GoFundMe set up to help him cover the $30,000+ cost to replace it....how low-life can you get?
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I was watching the safety crew in the background. Hopefully they used this as a training exercise. They unrolled the hose, one guy is standing in front of the car with the nozzle waiting for the fire suppressant which never comes. Then he grabs a pick and pokes a hole in the hood. Then holds it open against the latches instead of trying to open the thing. I wonder how why the mustang's fuel lines or nitrous lines seemed to be located near the front of the car. The owner did have a few seconds to try to open the hood when the fire was smoldering since he was familiar with the latching mechanism. He chose to disappear. Not sure if that would have helped.
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What a fubar that was. Training needed all around that scene for sure.
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What a fubar that was. Training needed all around that scene for sure.
WTF!!!

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