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2004 Prius Blows Up Home - Let the Panic & Recalls Begin ...

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by KaliforniaKid, Mar 6, 2013.

  1. KaliforniaKid

    KaliforniaKid 2013 Prius v Five 2012 Priuc c Four

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    CORTE MADERA (CBS SF) — A hybrid car that caught fire in the garage of a Corte Madera home set off an explosion that burned part of the home, nearly injuring the woman residing there.
    Lynne McAllister told the Marin Independent Journal that she was watching television when a smoke detector went off, and she found her 2004 Toyota Prius on fire inside the garage.
    McCallister attempted to extinguish the fire, and then called 911, and the dispatcher told her to leave the house.
    When she got across the street, the garage exploded.
    Neighbors reported flames as high as 20-feet in the air.
    The fire gutted the garage and caused damage to the home’s exterior.
    The cause of the fire was under investigation.

    Prius Catches Fire In Corte Madera Garage, Causes Explosion « CBS San Francisco
     
  2. GrumpyCabbie

    GrumpyCabbie Senior Member

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    I now work in auto insurance and could recount numerous similar stories involving virtually every manufacturers models.

    Not news I'm afraid.
     
  3. fuzzy1

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    That shouldn't stop the breathless sensationalist hype that passes for 'news' on this side of the pond these days.
     
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  4. Corwyn

    Corwyn Energy Curmudgeon

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    "nearly injuring"

    ...in other words, 'NOT injuring'...
     
  5. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    doesnt matter, the oil industry will take the story, twist it a bit here and there and run with it
     
  6. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    They should be careful, the only thing that could have exploded was their product.