A Ferrari Bursts Into Flames AT Petrol Kiosk

[Borat]

AsiaOne
Saturday, May 19, 2012

SINGAPORE - A Ferrari suddenly burst into flames when its owner was pumping petrol at a petrol kiosk in Havelock Road.

Pump attendant Prakash, 22, told The Straits Times that the driver was "plump" and in his 30s. The flames then spread to the driver's pants, but were put out quickly with a nearby fire extinguisher and he escaped unscathed.

The incident, which happened on Thursday night, began when the Ferrari drove into the petrol kiosk and and asked to fill up his tank.

Mr Prakash said he usually places a towel under the petrol tank before filling it up to prevent any leakage.

However, the Ferrari driver told him it was not necessary. Mr Prakesh started the job of filling the tank, but handed the pump to the driver to finish the job.

This was as there were too many cars to service.

When he turned back, there were flames coming out of the engine. CCTV footage later revealed that the driver had continued to pump petrol even after the auto-pump had stopped, causing petrol to leak out.

Mr Prahask speculated that it could have been the heat of the engine that set the fire off.

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Pretty strange incident and out of the ordinary. How can this happen?

 

[Conqueror]

Pants On Fire

Pump attendant Prakash, 22, told The Straits Times that the driver was "plump" and in his 30s. The flames then spread to the driver's pants, but were put out quickly with a nearby fire extinguisher and he escaped unscathed.

When he turned back, there were flames coming out of the engine. CCTV footage later revealed that the driver had continued to pump petrol even after the auto-pump had stopped, causing petrol to leak out.

The other time was the handphone wor. Then, the same thing happened - pants on fire too.

 

[po2wq]

... CCTV footage later revealed that the driver had continued to pump petrol even after the auto-pump had stopped, causing petrol to leak out ...

dese chipskate pumps shud b left 2 b used by peasants oni ... petrol stns shud haf golden pumps dat cater hi-crass fellali drivers ...

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Ferrari should only be driven with a pit crew on stabdby machiam F1

 

[I_Hate_Pappies]

This kiosk is in SG? I thought people only continue to pump after the auto pump stopped in JB? :p

 

[Borat]

Ferrari should only be driven with a pit crew on stabdby machiam F1

Cars worth that much should be safer than ordinary cars. Then again, it is an Italian Job and frankly Italians have the flair but not much can be said about their quality.

I recalled my Alfa A33 that was not well-made and there is a wind noise after it reaches a certain speed, which means it was not airtight. My engine oil needs topping up every now and them. After a year I sold it off.

 

[Conqueror]

Toyota

Cars worth that much should be safer than ordinary cars. Then again, it is an Italian Job and frankly Italians have the flair but not much can be said about their quality.

I recalled my Alfa A33 that was not well-made and there is a wind noise after it reaches a certain speed, which means it was not airtight. My engine oil needs topping up every now and them. After a year I sold it off.

Why did you take the risk to buy an Italian one in the first place ? Toyota is good enough if you want something that works - reliable, crank and it runs smoothly every morning.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

This kiosk is in SG? I thought people only continue to pump after the auto pump stopped in JB? :p

JB you do this....
sideways tilt......shaking the car while pumping helps too.

 

[chonburifc]

Why did the pump attendant hand the pump to the driver?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Cars worth that much should be safer than ordinary cars. Then again, it is an Italian Job and frankly Italians have the flair but not much can be said about their quality.

I recalled my Alfa A33 that was not well-made and there is a wind noise after it reaches a certain speed, which means it was not airtight. My engine oil needs topping up every now and them. After a year I sold it off.

I had ALFA before......you get more problems than that...
overheating issues, hydraulics leaking (new car mind you), alternator issues.......practically anything and everything you can imagine.......and the car not that fast either.....useless piece of shit....stressed me out for the 2 years that i endured and was so relived after i got rid of it.

 

[hokkien]

Why did the pump attendant hand the pump to the driver?

Bo tips ma

 

[Borat]

I had ALFA before......you get more problems than that...
overheating issues, hydraulics leaking (new car mind you), alternator issues.......practically anything and everything you can imagine.......and the car not that fast either.....useless piece of shit....stressed me out for the 2 years that i endured and was so relived after i got rid of it.

Having owned and driven many cars, The Italian brands are notorious in reliability and also very costly in maintenance as it spent most of it's life in the workshop.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Having owned and driven many cars, The Italian brands are notorious in reliability and also very costly in maintenance as it spent most of it's life in the workshop.

i would say all continental with the exception of german cars.

 

[Borat]

I don't follow the Formula One races as I used to during Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell days. IMO. the Japs, specifically Honda was giving her competitors a real headache because they simply could not match the Honda engines. That was why they changed the racing engines to one being normal aspirated instead of turbocharged.

Since then Ferrari started winning and gained popularity. For the consumer market, they do make cars with powerful engines but i think they forgot that cars also need to stop.

 

[niwdee]

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JB you do this....
sideways tilt......shaking the car while pumping helps too.

Are we aware that we are being laughed at?

 

[Alamaking]

Ferrari too hot for the petrol, thats why it burst to flame, LOL

 

[Borat]

Are we aware that we are being laughed at?

The Malaysians are fully aware and that is why some equipped their kiosks with an item specifically for Singapore cars. Ta Da...........

 

[erection2015]

wah this guy in the pink shirt siang steady la....screwing the car's exhaust.

The Malaysians are fully aware and that is why some equipped their kiosks with an item specifically for Singapore cars. Ta Da...........

 

[Froggy]

wah this guy in the pink shirt siang steady la....screwing the car's exhaust.

Now we all know why you're always having an erection and its not PAP's fault.

 

[erection2015]

just like Raiders.

Now we all know why you're always having an erection.