Fire
I was just reading a post about an accident that reminded me of something I saw about ten years ago. I was driving to work on I-10 and saw a motor home coming in the opposite direction. His Towed ve...
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holstein13 wrote:mabynack wrote:I suppose you could drive to the nearest lake and back it in the water.
I was just reading a post about an accident that reminded me of something I saw about ten years ago. I was driving to work on I-10 and saw a motor home coming in the opposite direction. His Towed vehicle was completely engulfed in flames. When I went home that night I saw a huge burned spot on the side of the interstate.
I got me thinking about what to do in that case. The fire was way too big to handle with a fire extinguisher. If you stop you allow the fire to possibly spread to the MH. What are your thoughts on how to handle something like this?
Actually, the only reason I might not stop immediately would be if I'm under a tunnel or bridge, otherwise, I'm pulling over as soon as I notice the fire. If I couldn't pull over, I'd stop in the middle of the highway and evacuate. There's no way I'd drive 100 yards more if I noticed a fire rolling down the highway with me.
You probably can't back it into the lake because you may break your tow bar backing it up! That may be the only thing that survives the fire so you don't want to do that.
