I came across this car yesterday morning. The fire had spread to about 50 metres all around, even over the road into a recently harvested wheat field. It was a terrible mess. Thank goodness they'd managed to put it out before it spread even further.
There's usually a black Mercedes parked where we found it, but I don't know if this is it. The poor old car will need a serious re-spray.
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Fire is a real worry at this time of year. Down in the south they have annual fires that they suspect are often started deliberately. Here we've had one or two scares, but nothing the Pompiers couldn't handle. I hate waking to the smell of smoke; you never know where it's coming from.
Last year we saw the skeleton of a Tractor and Baler that had caught fire. Sometimes it feels as if the whole world is about to burn; we desperately need some rain.
I hope the car was insured. I hope you get some rain soon too, all of the northern hemisphere needs a good rainfall now.
ReplyDeleteBalers and Combines are little tinkers when it comes to immolation.
ReplyDeleteThe one we saw last year had been reduced to almost nothing. Just bare bones.
DeleteI don't know how many catch fire but a baler burnt out here a couple of years ago. A combine hulk is still sitting in a field twenty miles away. We have a couple of big extinguishers on each machine but if hydraulic oil or diesel get going then it's probably best to let it burn out.
DeleteWas the car electric? They seem rather prone to bursting into flame.
I don't think it was electric, but it was hard to tell.
DeleteThat is scary. I hope your Rolls is parked well away from the house?
ReplyDeleteI've left a bucket of water handy.
DeleteThe burnt out car appears to be grinning at the photographer. It is a rather malevolent grin.
ReplyDeleteA one-toothed grin too!
DeleteFires start so darn easily. We watch our electrical appliances and unplug whatever we can, especially chargers.
ReplyDeleteStill dry here too and high winds.
They have closed off all the smaller roads in our area though if someone wants to start a fire a barrier won't stop them
We have rain promised for next week, starting on Sunday. Our fingers are crossed.
DeleteI don't think anyone will be driving that anytime soon !!!! What a mess !
ReplyDeleteEven the fire Brigades here in the UK are under pressure with multiple blazes because of the weather ! XXXX
I'm not surprised, the air here has a whiff of smoke permanently in it. It's almost as if we're expecting fires at any moment.
DeleteIs this the result of a 'joy rider's night out' ?
ReplyDeleteAn overheated conversation maybe!
DeleteThe hot dry weather with no rain for weeks on end create conducive conditions for any fire. I'm aware of house fires that have spread to neighboring homes. Firefighters have a very difficult and dangerous job. Auto and field fires have not been an issue here. The air quality is not ideal due to the Summer heat/humidity but there is no smoky scent.
ReplyDeleteIt's 34 C here at the moment, and extremely dry everywhere. I'm not surprised that things catch fire!
DeletePrayers for a reasonable soaking rain (no flooding or landslides), a bit of jiggle rain dance as well
ReplyDeleteThank you Salty; a rain dance would be very welcomed!
DeleteYour neck of the woods is not alone. I was just in Texas....saw burn spots all over. All of the grasses are dead and quite a few trees.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that it's all over the Northern Hemisphere is quite worrying. Global warming is definitely with us.
DeleteI sometimes feel that none of us is happy with our lot. However, I'll settle for my cold, wet and windy summer over 40 ºC and humidity.
ReplyDeleteAnd Midges? You can't have it all.
DeleteWe once had a truck burst into flames in our driveway. A squirrel had nibbled on some wires.
ReplyDeleteWe had mice that had nibbled the wires in our Pool pump house over winter... little bug*ars
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