Starting the engine in cold weather

Yesterday at about 16:40 on the street Kurchatov in Grodno, in an apartment on the eighth floor, there was a fire. Emergency Situations Ministry last for about 10 minutes to put out the fire. Rescuers began to establish the causes of the fire. As it turned out, it all happened because of the actions of the landlord: he decided to heated fuel to facilitate starting the engine of his Volkswagen Passat.




"For these purposes, a man put on a gas stove filled the bucket with water, - told in the Ministry of Emergency Situations. - It lowered the 3-liter can of gasoline. The result was not long in coming: the flash of gasoline vapors cause a fire in the kitchen. Himself a man barely had time to jump into the next room. Fire damaged property are smoked walls and ceiling. " Explanations of men (and a way to get the car in the bitter cold) can be heard in voiceover recording Audio dubbing scene.







Rescuers were reminded that gasoline fire and explosive, also evaporate easily, it can be electrified. Sunbathing can occur from any sparks, not to mention the open fire. In case of fire, you must turn off the electricity, said by telephone 101 or 112 and before the arrival of Emergency Situations Ministry to try to extinguish the fire with improvised means (sand from flower pots, bedspread, blanket, fire extinguisher), after assessing the degree of risk to their health and life. In no case did not apply for the purposes of extinguishing flammable and flammable liquids and water - it will only worsen the situation.



Source: auto.onliner.by