Jay Leno injured

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BREAKING: Jay Leno Seriously Burned In Garage Fire — CarBuzz

Comedian, TV host and gearhead Jay Leno is currently in a Los Angeles hospital burn center after suffering facial injuries from a fire that suddenly erupted in his famous LA garage. TMZ reports that Leno, 72, was in his garage on November 13 when one of the cars went up in flames without...

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[philw696]

Another consideration to seriously think about in workshops especially if your in there on your own.
In all my years I've had one fire welding a car and it's terrifying as it happens so quickly.
Take Care all.

 

[Scaf]

I lost a classic to a car fire, stuck float / piston in an SU flooding the engine bay and then woooosh……… up she went. Thankfully, I was almost stationery but even so the flames engulfed the cockpit for a second, god only knows what would have happened if I had been on the motoway unable to stop straight away and bail.

As you say…….. take care and don’t take chances.

 

[RodTungsten]

Easily done, especially when welding - spatter has holed a lot of my clothing and careless stabbing in the leg from a hot welding rod or TIG tip! I always wait for a good half hour after any work just to catch that smouldering bit of rag or dust in a corner.

 

[2b1ask1]

Doing the MOT welding on Nick's decrepit Fiesta a few years ago I was working against the waxoil in the sills and eventually it went up on me, whilst I was working under the car and I didn't see it start. Fortunately my eyes began to sting from the burning wax and I took a look out to see the garage rather smokey and flames inside the B-pillar! Grabbed the powder extinguisher laid out for that purpose, and phwap! it discharged and put it out, only for it to go again about 3 seconds later! Blooming useless device. Fortunately I had a pint of drinking water available and doused it with that instead. No injuries but a car full of inert paste and dust!

 

[Harry]

Doing the MOT welding on Nick's decrepit Fiesta a few years ago I was working against the waxoil in the sills and eventually it went up on me, whilst I was working under the car and I didn't see it start. Fortunately my eyes began to sting from the burning wax and I took a look out to see the garage rather smokey and flames inside the B-pillar! Grabbed the powder extinguisher laid out for that purpose, and phwap! it discharged and put it out, only for it to go again about 3 seconds later! Blooming useless device. Fortunately I had a pint of drinking water available and doused it with that instead. No injuries but a car full of inert paste and dust!

Re any sort of fire (electrical/oil/combustible materials) we can get water mist extinguishers now. The powder ones are not meant to be used in an enclosed space any longer.

 

[williamsmix]

Another consideration to seriously think about in workshops especially if your in there on your own.
In all my years I've had one fire welding a car and it's terrifying as it happens so quickly.
Take Care all.

Me too! I’d stripped out an interior to weld the floor pan on the underside. The end of a seat belt somehow fell down and the flames went straight up that and took out the headlining. Happened very quickly, produced a lot of toxic smoke from burning plastic and was quite frightening!