Tucson: DP up in flames

No photos

Here is a link

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34097774/multiple-agencies-respond-to-rv-fire-on-i-10

Ouch. Merry Christmas. :(

Sad. Real glad the owners were ok.

Ever wonder why there are no reported investigations into why so many Class A's go up in flames while driving down the road??? I haven't ever seen any reports.

If a specific make or model of a truck or car had this many incidents of fire there would be a huge investigation as to why. How come not for the Class A's?

IMHO there just has to be a common denominator for these Class A fires that the manufacturere's are skirting around because there is never any investigations regarding them.

RV fires are rare. Hopefully no life was lost. A modern RV is the perfect storm for a fast hot fire. Fiberglass, plastic, foam, explosives. I would really like to know the cause of this sad fire. Hope the insurance comes through on this one

rockhillmanor wrote:
Sad. Real glad the owners were ok.

Ever wonder why there are no reported investigations into why so many Class A's go up in flames while driving down the road??? I haven't ever seen any reports.

If a specific make or model of a truck or car had this many incidents of fire there would be a huge investigation as to why. How come not for the Class A's?

IMHO there just has to be a common denominator for these Class A fires that the manufacturere's are skirting around because there is never any investigations regarding them.

In my experience of accident investigations (RVs involved) over 23 years the only 2 mechanical causes were brake fires and excessive accumulation of oil and grease which caught fire when in contact with hot exhaust. None caused by steering or suspension defects surprisingly enough.

Hot brakes, low/flat tire overheats and burns, short circuit in the electrical

All are possible causes
Brakes and tires are probably the most numerous cause

Most RV owners never drove professionally, and treat the RV like a car instead of the big bus/truck that it is

Not saying they don't attempt to maintain it

Just saying they are oblivious to most of the signs that something is not right
Don't understand the relationship to low air in a dually and the fire hazard, same for stuck caliper brakes feeling a little funny and then over heating and catching the tire on fire

Sad, but I'm very thankful that no one was injured !! Kinda makes me want to turn off the LP at the tank when I drive.

The photos on the FB link look like the fire was from the Fridge aft........

Unless it was an all-electric coach, the Fridge and hot water heater may have been running on LP.

cmeade(Just wondering)

From your accident investigations...What were the causes of fires you investigated?

Sometime ago I googled up rv fires, then separated them by those that caught on fire while on the road, and those that were actually camping at the time.

Just about all news articles don't list cause of fire. News usually says something like, fire responded and found rv in flames.

Neighbor used to fire investigator guy for insurance company. He says most auto fires are not worth the $$$ for insurance companies to investigate. Even if cause was found, the $$$ to persue gets costly.

Most all of the car fires I ever investigated as a cop were stolen cars and the fires set by the thieves. Would like to see some RV stats.

I notice the RV in this thread was a rear radiator. Relevant?

When you consider how many RVs are rolling down the road at any given time, the lack of maintenance for many, and the lack of training/experience of the folks operating them, it's totally amazing there aren't more fires and other problems.

Same thing with stick built houses - when I see a house fire I'm not surprised. I'm surprised there aren't more given the condition many of them are in.