Car Fire Accidents ● Vehicle Explosion InjuriesThe National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) reported that in 2004, 297,000 vehicle fires in the U.S. resulted in 501 deaths, 1500 injuries, and $1.3 billion in property damage. While the numbers of deceased and injured people are down significantly from similar statistics kept in the 1980s (fatalities typically around 700-800 each year, and injuries around 3000 per year), it is still clear that car and truck fires are a nationwide health hazard. Cars, trucks and other vehicles involved in fires and explosions, according to the NFPA, included the following:
Most truck and car fire accidents occurred on highways; during June, July, and August; and between 3-9 p.m. Common causes of truck and car fire accidents included fuel-fed fires originating in leak or break (for example, of defective fuel tanks), electrical failure or malfunction, cigarette lighter incidents, short circuit arc from defective or worn insulation, spillage of flammable liquids, ignition of trash or waste, collisions or roll over, cutting or welding too close to combustible material, and explosion of tanker trucks involved in hazardous material transportation. The Center for Auto Safety in Washington, D.C., founded by Ralph Nader in 1970, collects and publishes sobering news reports of truck and car fire deaths and injuries. Follow this link to access recent news items concerning truck and car fire accidents. This organization warns the public against unsafe automobiles that are most often involved in vehicle burns. Truck and car fire injuries are likely to be thermal burns or chemical burns. Burn Injury Online is provided as a source of knowledge and hope for truck and car fire injury victims and their families. The sponsors of this Web site have cultivated working relationships with top internationally renown experts who care and treat burn injury victims and with expert forensic engineers who identify the "root-cause" of the burn producing event. These experts and physicians have trained at the most prestigious academic institutions and are held in high esteem by their peers in the scientific community. Lawyers, medical researchers, and healthcare providers collaborate to pursue medical and legal remedies for truck and car fire burn injury victims. To request an attorney's thoughtful evaluation of an auto accident fire burn injury case, contact us in New York through this Web site. |
