# Interesting start to the day: there's a car on fire right outside my office **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025 "2009-04-22T22:17:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/1 "2009-04-22T22:17:56Z")
It’s blazing away merrily. Of course there’s traffic mayhem in the surrounding streets. I can hear the approaching sirens, so the fire brigade is on its way. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/2 "2009-04-22T22:26:23Z")
Keep the windows closed. Did it belong to anyone in your office? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/3 "2009-04-22T22:51:47Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > Did it belong to anyone in your office? I doubt it. Nobody in my office drives to work. Anyway, the fire’s out now. And the car’s been towed away. The excitement is over for the morning. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/4 "2009-04-23T00:08:54Z")
that was quick. i do hope no one was in it at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/5 "2009-04-23T00:53:02Z")
There were no signs of a driver. He was probably on the footpath somewhere, watching in horror as his car went up in flames. And no ambulances, so I presume no injuries. ---
**Author:** ![brickiebee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@brickiebee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickiebee)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/6 "2009-04-23T02:59:55Z")
Why, just the other day we were driving down the highway, when we noticed that a motorcycle was on fire in the lane next to us. The rider was beating it out with a jacket and pulling over and all seemed to be mostly under control. You know. Considering. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/7 "2009-04-23T11:40:58Z")
That used to happen a lot back when I worked on MLK. They were usually stolen - joyride cars. Good way to get rid of fingerprints and DNA. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/8 "2009-04-23T14:46:37Z")
> [@brickiebee](#): > > Why, just the other day we were driving down the highway, when we noticed that a motorcycle was on fire in the lane next to us. The rider was beating it out with a jacket and pulling over and all seemed to be mostly under control. > > You know. Considering. A reason to wear leather pants I didn’t think of. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/9 "2009-04-23T14:49:10Z")
Could you tell what kind of car it was? ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/10 "2009-04-23T15:33:21Z")
I love a good car-becue, except when I get stuck in the ensuing traffic jam. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/11 "2009-04-23T22:16:28Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Could you tell what kind of car it was? I don’t know anything about cars, so I have no idea. But the car itself was still recognisable, so yes, its model could have been identified. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-start-to-the-day-theres-a-car-on-fire-right-outside-my-office/494025/12 "2009-04-24T01:20:40Z")
Never seen a car on fire, but I do remember one time driving down the road and seeing a driver on fire - she jumped out of the car with a burning t-shirt. had dropped a cigarette onto a cotton shirt while driving.