汽车着火:如果发生在你身上该怎么办
Car fires don't happen frequently, but when they do, they're a potentially deadly emergency. Learn what to do when you experience a 车辆 fire.
根据最近的数据 全国消防协会, t在这里 were around 173,000 highway 车辆 fires reported in 2020. 而一些汽车火灾是由碰撞引起的, they are more often caused by problems with a 车辆's electrical wiring, 燃油系统甚至是车内遗留的香烟, 让引擎起火. Your best line of defense is to have these systems checked out at every service call.
什么会导致汽车着火
- 反复爆炸的导火索
- Spilled oil under the hood left over from an oil change
- 机油或其他液体在车底泄漏
- Cracked or loose wiring or wiring with exposed metal
- Damage to the exhaust system (very loud noises may be an indication of a fire hazard)
- Rapid changes in fuel level, oil levels or engine temperature
- 加油器上的盖子不见了
- 软管断裂或松动
- 发动机和催化转换器过热
- 纵火
- Possible design flaws — be sure to take your car in for recalls
- 忽视维护
定期汽车保养 甚至可以延长你的车的寿命, help keep your fuel cost down and curb the overall cost of owning a car.
如果你的车着火了怎么办?
If you smell smoke or see flames coming from your car while you're driving, knowing what to do can prevent injuries or even save lives. It's important to remain calm — but act quickly. 的 U.S. 消防管理 recommends following these steps if you're driving and a fire starts:
- Signal and immediately move to the closest safe place to stop, 不管是侧道还是中间车道.
- 停车，关掉点火装置.
- Get every person out of the car and don't allow anyone to go back to retrieve personal items.
- Move far from the burning 车辆 to avoid the flames and toxic fumes — at least 100 feet — and also keep bystanders back.
- 拨打911.
- 警告迎面而来的车辆.
Recognize that car fires can break out in places other than the engine compartment. 它们也可能发生在车辆下面, 靠近车轮和刹车, 在你的仪表盘上，甚至在车里. 事实上, interior fires can be among the most frightening because of your close proximity to the flames, 烟雾和烟雾.
It's generally not recommended that you try to put out the fire yourself. Opening the hood or car doors increases the air supply and may accelerate the fire.
Once the fire has been put out, you may wonder if insurance covers a car fire. 你需要联系你的pp王者电子官网代理人. If possible, take photos of the damage and collect the names and phone numbers of witnesses. Ask the firefighters when and if it is safe to remove personal items from the 车辆. 联系 your insurance company to have the 车辆 towed for an inspection before attempting to operate it again. If your car has been damaged and the potential repair costs exceed the value of the car, your insurance company might consider it a total loss. 你需要联系你的pp王者电子官网代理人 and most likely 提出索赔.
灭火器
携带a通常是安全的 灭火器 在你的车里. However, you will want to keep the following in mind:
- Can only be stored between -40 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 你得把它锁在车里.
- 必须妥善保养.
- 灭火器 come in several types with various uses.
- 你一定要知道怎么操作.
