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The 4th of July holiday is usually a busy time for fire departments throughout the U.S., so maybe that’s what over 2 dozen eyewitness thought of when they saw a Jeep Wrangler TJ consumed by flames.
Either they didn’t want to disturb firefighters with one more call, or they thought they could handle the situation on their own. Hint: they couldn’t, and the car was burned to the ground.
Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Maryland Fire & Rescue Service Pete Piringer tweeted photos of the car wreck, hinting that an intervention from the Fire Department would have limited the damage. Sadly, no one else of those present thought the same.
Apparently, the fire started when fireworks inside the vehicle set off. Piringer doesn’t say whether the explosion was an accident, though odds are this is what it was. After all, who would want to set their own car on fire and then watch it burn to a crisp?
The bottom line is that there were “over 2 dozen” people around the car when it burst into flames and not a single one of them thought it would be a good thing to call 911. As such, the car was consumed by flames, with the spokesperson noting that damages far exceed $5,000.
As Piringer puts it, “several of those in attendance attempted to extinguish [the fire], to no avail.” In an update, the spokesperson says the investigation is underway but closer to conclusion because “charges [are] pending.”
Again, fires from fireworks are not uncommon over the national holiday, but they usually have a happier ending because people who witness them act quickly and call the fire department. This wasn’t the case here, and whoever owns this car is probably sorry now he or she doesn’t have more reliable pals to hang out with.
Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Maryland Fire & Rescue Service Pete Piringer tweeted photos of the car wreck, hinting that an intervention from the Fire Department would have limited the damage. Sadly, no one else of those present thought the same.
Apparently, the fire started when fireworks inside the vehicle set off. Piringer doesn’t say whether the explosion was an accident, though odds are this is what it was. After all, who would want to set their own car on fire and then watch it burn to a crisp?
The bottom line is that there were “over 2 dozen” people around the car when it burst into flames and not a single one of them thought it would be a good thing to call 911. As such, the car was consumed by flames, with the spokesperson noting that damages far exceed $5,000.
As Piringer puts it, “several of those in attendance attempted to extinguish [the fire], to no avail.” In an update, the spokesperson says the investigation is underway but closer to conclusion because “charges [are] pending.”
Again, fires from fireworks are not uncommon over the national holiday, but they usually have a happier ending because people who witness them act quickly and call the fire department. This wasn’t the case here, and whoever owns this car is probably sorry now he or she doesn’t have more reliable pals to hang out with.
Charges Pending......@mcfrs @MoCo_FEI @MarylandDNR https://t.co/pfcpfJQHgt
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 6, 2018
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