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rvrev2
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Dec 19, 2015

One killed, another injured due to tire explosion

I just read that at least one man was killed at a Sear's Auto Center in Salem, NH, when a large tire exploded while being aired up. Very sad. I know that some of us run with large tires that operate under high air pressures, and I have read on this forum warnings from others to be careful while airing these tires up. Now I understand.

I also came across two resources regarding airing up high pressure tires safely. One is for professional tires shops in airing up tires, and one is a general warning of the dangers of tire explosions caused by overheated tires. They say a tire that has overheated from something like a bad bearing can actually explode hours after it was overheated.

Be safe out there.

http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Research/Files/TireExplosionHazardAlert.pdf

http://www.msha.gov/Accident_Prevention/Tips/TireHeating.pdf

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