Drive Around With The Passenger Side Door Unlocked And Your Purse On The Passenger Seat. The rush of air can make the fire worse. Instead, get as far away from the vehicle as possible. Car fires can burn as hot as 1,500 degrees and flames from a burning vehicle can shoot 10 feet or more from the source. Other parts of your vehicle like tire rims, engine parts and axles can burst and become deadly shrapnel, and the fire can produce toxic gases including carbon monoxide. Although its not as common as TV and movies would lead you to believe, gas tanks can rupture and spray flammable fuel or even explode on rare occasions.Your best bet:head for safe ground, upwind from the fire, call 911 and wait for the experts to show up. So lets say your car has caught fire. Youre okay but your car looks like the bottom of a barbecue. Your car insurance will pay for all this, right? Maybe not. Unless you have comprehensive coverage, your basic policy will only cover fire damage resulting from a collisio

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