Five teenagers escape unhurt after car fire at Sadlers Farm (From Echo)
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Five teenagers escape unhurt after car fire at Sadlers Farm
9:20am Sunday 18th November 2012 in Local News
FIVE teenage boys escaped unhurt after the car they were travelling in set on fire.
They were heading from Pitsea to Southend when they noticed smoke coming from the white Volkswagen Lupo as they got near Sadlers Farm roundabout.
Firefighters from Basildon and Rayleigh Weir were called to the incident at 11.45pm on Saturday and found the vehicle 50 percent alight.
The blaze is believed to have started because of a mechanical fault.
Rayleigh Weir firefighter David Ferguson, officer in charge of the operation, said: “Luckily no one was hurt. The lads got out of the car and contacted us straight away, which is of course the right thing to do.”
Comments(12)
Steve H
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6:34pm Sun 18 Nov 12
Is this really news?
Mister_C
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6:45pm Sun 18 Nov 12
rjsizzler
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7:49pm Sun 18 Nov 12
KonArtist
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9:10pm Sun 18 Nov 12
perini
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8:51am Mon 19 Nov 12
'Firefighters from Basildon and Rayleigh Weir were called to the incident at 11.45pm on Saturday and found the vehicle 50 percent alight.
One day the Echo may employ people that can write in English!!
mikepaterson
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10:03am Mon 19 Nov 12
exBillericayDicky
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11:19am Mon 19 Nov 12
Mister_C wrote:If there is a mechanical failure of a part, that causes friction then heat to build up in or near the flamable liquids within the engine/gearbox, then a fire can happen.
How can a mechanical fault cause a fire? Maybe it was an electrical fault
While this is poorly written, a car can be half alight, in that the engine bay is on fire, but the cabin isn't
Beatwell
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4:11pm Mon 19 Nov 12
Rochford Rob
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4:25pm Mon 19 Nov 12
Beatwell wrote:'Were four of us'
It was a blue lupo and there was 4 of us
Ejukayshun
ejicayshun
edjication
hmmmm
Beatwell
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8:48am Tue 20 Nov 12
Rochford Rob wrote:Tell some one who cares,
Beatwell wrote:'Were four of us'
It was a blue lupo and there was 4 of us
Ejukayshun
ejicayshun
edjication
hmmmm
Beatwell
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8:48am Tue 20 Nov 12
Rochford Rob wrote:Tell some one who cares,
Beatwell wrote:'Were four of us'
It was a blue lupo and there was 4 of us
Ejukayshun
ejicayshun
edjication
hmmmm
Audioman says...
4:58pm Sun 18 Nov 12