HURRICANE — A white Chevrolet truck was a complete loss after a vehicle fire in the area of American Car Care in Hurricane on 848 West State St., Hurricane City Police Sgt. Brandon Buell said.
At 8:17 a.m., the truck caught fire after the owner of the vehicle tried to drive off in the field next to the shop with a fuel leak that was not properly repaired, said Billy Silva an employee at American Car Care.
The man had been trying to work on the vehicle himself and had undone some fuel lines in the process and towed his truck into our shop on Tuesday, Silva said. When the mechanics built pressure back up on the fuel pump they noticed the fuel leak and informed the customer, he said.
“He was trying to figure out how to pay for it yesterday and this morning without asking or nothing he cranked it up and it started,” Silva said. “Sometimes when you bang on it, you get it to work for a second. He saw that it started, but he didn’t see the fuel leak.”
The man appeared to be in his 80’s and the truck did not appear in any condition to be driving on the road, Silva said.
“I felt really bad for the guy,” Silva said. “I even talked to my wife about paying for his labor.”
The car was totally engulfed and appeared to be a complete loss of the vehicle, Buell said. The fire department responded and was able to extinguish the fire. No one was injured in the fire and an investigation is ongoing.
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A car fire in Hurricane , Hurricane, Utah, March 12, 2014 | Photo by Steve Stratton, St. George News
A car fire in Hurricane , Hurricane, Utah, March 12, 2014 | Photo by Steve Stratton, St. George News
A car fire in Hurricane , Hurricane, Utah, March 12, 2014 | Photo by Steve Stratton, St. George News
A car fire in Hurricane , Hurricane, Utah, March 12, 2014 | Photo by Steve Stratton, St. George News
A car fire in Hurricane , Hurricane, Utah, March 12, 2014 | Photo by Steve Stratton, St. George News
A car fire in Hurricane , Hurricane, Utah, March 12, 2014 | Photo by Steve Stratton, St. George News
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This is what happends when your meth lab is in your vehicle.
Glad you read the article, because your comment is about as asinine as you!
“Asinine” I just call it like I see it. But NO I did not read the article. So you can GO F….alcons!
“Sometimes when you bang on it, you get it to work for a second.”
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The shop probably has some liability in this. If it had a known fuel leak the battery should have been removed from the vehicle…
Hey bub read the article. The owner was informed of the leak. Its not the shops problem when work is refused.
“When the mechanics built pressure back up on the fuel pump they noticed the fuel leak and informed the customer, he said.”
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did they work on it?
ok, i see. i guess they didn’t…
DO people even read the articles anymore before commenting?
Nope…I am the first person to admit it! I did not know people in Utah could read. “When in Rome do what the Romans do.” That is out of context.
The way the article is worded and the quotes from Silva make it slightly difficult to follow…
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First he told the customer there was a fuel leak. Then he saw that it started, but he didn’t see the fuel leak. Did the fuel leak magically repair itself…i think not. Since the mechanics did some work on the vehicle (diagnostic), the customer should have been informed of the possible fire hazard of the leak(s)…
BLAH BLAH DOESN’T MATTER…