Sentences with phrase «causes of vehicle fires»

«Poor maintenance, improper vehicle use, or installation of after - market equipment often are causes of vehicle fires.»

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Using this connection, the criminals could cause the pump to register incorrect levels, creating either a false gas shortage or allowing a refueling vehicle to dangerously overfill the tanks, creating a fire hazard, or interrupt the connection to the point of sale system allowing fuel to be dispensed without registering a monetary transaction.

The cause of the explosion is immediately not known but several tanker vehicles have been burnt while efforts by a combined team of military and personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service with support of the National Ambulance to save lives.

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Fires allegedly caused by the lithium - ion batteries in Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Tesla Model S vehicles have sparked concern about the future of these technologies.

«Reactive glial cells are like police vehicles, ambulances, and fire trucks immediately rushing in to help — but these rescue vehicles can cause problems if too many of them get stuck at the scene.

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday it had opened an engineering analysis into nearly 600,000 Grand Cherokees and Durangos, from model years 2011 through 2013, because a potential short circuit could cause a fire near the sun visors of those vehicles.

If you connected the negative one first and then the positive one, one of the positive crocodile clips could slip off, make contact with the chassis of one of the vehicles, thus shortcircuiting the battery and causing an immense current to flow, resulting in a fire.

The Secretary shall examine the principle causes of motorcoach fires and vehicle design changes intended to reduce the number of motorcoach fires resulting from those principle causes.

Yesterday, Mitsubishi announced it would be extending the production and shipment stoppage of the Outlander PHEV until it can find the cause of an overheating lithium - ion battery that caused one of the vehicles to catch on fire.

The automaker said debris accumulation in the engine compartments of these vehicles could potentially cause a fire.

On February 13, 2017, Infiniti QX60 hybrid units sold in China that were manufactured between January 19, 2016 and February 5, 2016 were recalled due to certain parts of fuel tanks being thinner than standard, leading to possible fuel leakage under heavy collision and possibly causing a vehicle fire.

said it is recalling more than 500,000 Escape sport - utility vehicles after 50 reports of engine fires caused by corroded brake parts, Bloomberg reported.

Details: A vehicle may have been assembled with a broken fuel tank control valve, which could cause a fuel leak in a rollover crash and, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Last week, BMW announced the recall of 32,000 vehicles due to electric auxiliary water pumps that can overheat and cause a vehicle fire.

Basic property insurance usually covers losses caused by fires or explosions, theft, damage from vehicles or airplanes or acts of vandalism.

Depending on the policy, covered perils can include: fire or lightning; windstorm or hail; an explosion; riot or civil commotion; damaged caused by aircraft; damage caused by vehicles; smoke; vandalism or malicious mischief; theft; volcanic eruption; falling objects; weight of ice, snow or sleet; accidental overflow of water from within a plumbing, heating air conditioning or automatic fire protection system; sudden and accidental tearing apart, cracking, burning or bulging of a steam system, heating system, air conditioning or automatic fire protection system; freezing of plumbing and other systems; and damages from artificially generated electrical currents.

Confinement of animal in a motor vehicle causing exposure to extreme heat or cold; protection of animal by animal control or law enforcement officer or fire fighter; penalties

No one was injured in this incident but when police responded to the area they found thirteen 9 - millimetre expended shells and upon further investigation, they learned that a man was seen exiting a vehicle and heading towards Sundial Avenue where he began firing shots, eleven of which caused bullet holes on the Matalon Building on Coney Drive, specifically the portion rented by the Belize Bank.

For instance your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimap • Deploy parachute now displays the tooltip to deploy parachute when free falling • Fixed some artifacts when using flashlights • Fixed several Xbox 360 specific crashes and freezes • Fixed a problem where a user sometimes could not go into iron sights • Improved shadow rendering • Fixed several issues with friend invites and joins • Vehicle boosts is now a toggle instead of momentary • Fixed several issues with the Hardcore mode • Fixed a few layout problems where the in - game controls and tooltips didn't match those in the options menu • Removed the possibility to pick up weapons in a EOD bot • Fixed several interpolation issues • Fixed a problem where claymore is flashing in the wrong team color • Subway minimap updated to give better clarity • Fixed an issue where the UI would not show the way to your new unlocks • Increased quality of loading screen images • Tweaked MP rank up parameters • Fixed a problem with Metro Squad rush minimap where it looked like you were out of bounds • Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected • Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow • Fixed a bug on Exfiltration where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Vehicle boosts is now a toggle instead of momentary • Fixed several issues with the Hardcore mode • Fixed a few layout problems where the in - game controls and tooltips didn't match those in the options menu • Removed the possibility to pick up weapons in a EOD bot • Fixed several interpolation issues • Fixed a problem where claymore is flashing in the wrong team color • Subway minimap updated to give better clarity • Fixed an issue where the UI would not show the way to your new unlocks • Increased quality of loading screen images • Tweaked MP rank up parameters • Fixed a problem with Metro Squad rush minimap where it looked like you were out of bounds • Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected • Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow • Fixed a bug on Exfiltration where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission • Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.

General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen • Fixed sound for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.

On the 9th, a pileup that included more than 190 vehicles occurred in southern Michigan and causing a fatality, numerous injuries, fires and spilled cargo, evacuations of nearby homes, and led to a closure of travel in both directions on Interstate 94 that lasted most of the day.

Defense verdict on behalf of a Class 8 vehicle manufacturer resulting from a vehicular fire allegedly caused by defective brakes

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This case was the first in the country to have admitted into evidence what has been termed the «Ivey Memo,» in which a General Motors engineer compared the cost of fixing fire - causing defects with the deaths that resulted from vehicle fires.

For example, a poorly - placed fuel tank may not cause two vehicles to collide, but it may leave one of those vehicles more prone to a deadly fire when that fuel tank is struck, resulting in far more severe injuries — or wrongful death — that may otherwise have been avoided.

Most car and truck accidents that happen are due to product safety defects that can cause single - vehicle fires and collisions with other vehicles due to lost control of the vehicle.

There is a greater chance of a large truck's fuel tank rupturing or causing a vehicle to catch on fire, which could lead to serious, disfiguring burns to the skin.

[47] The plaintiffs submit that the source of the ignition of the gasoline or gasoline fumes which escaped in the course of the work performed by the Tenant on his motor vehicle is unknown and that the source of the ignition constitutes an additional cause of the fire.

HO - 1 or Basic Coverage, is the type of packaged Homeowners Insurance policy meant for protection of home, detached structures, and personal property from losses caused by the following disasters and perils: fire or lightning, wind or hail, explosion, riot or civil unrest, aircraft, vehicles, volcanic eruptions, smoke, theft, vandalism or malicious mischief and self - damaging instances (e.g. damage by glass material that is part of the building, a part of the building falling, etc).

This is another good option, as it offers coverage irrespective of WHOM or WHAT natural factors cause damage to your vehicle, for example - arson; earthquakes; fires; floods; hurricanes; mudslides; tornadoes, and vandalism.

Loss or damage to the vehicle caused due to any of the following - accident by external means, Burglary, Housebreaking theft, fire, explosion, Lighting, Terrorism, Riots, Transit by road, rail, air etc, earthquake, flood etc..

Comprehensive coverage — This coverage will insure you from any form of damage to your vehicle not caused by a collision with another automobile or property, such as fire damage, theft, damage from natural causes and animal collisions.

Fire and Related Threats: - Fire, Explosion, Self - Ignition, Lightning are some of the factors which cause substantial damage to your vehicle externally and internally.

Damage to or loss of the vehicle caused due to any of the following - accident by external means, Burglary, Housebreaking theft, fire, explosion, Lighting, Terrorism, Riots, road, rail or air transit, etc., earthquake, flood etc..

Also the third parties, fire and theft are common insurance policies, while the all inclusive policies (kasko policy) which include also damages of the vehicle causing the accident or the injuries.

Coverage against loss or damage to your vehicle caused by accident, theft, fire, explosion, self ignition, lightning, riots, strikes or act of terrorism, natural calamities.

The possible situations where insurance can be claimed are - loss of vehicle, theft of vehicle, damage caused because of fires or riots, accident or loss because of «act of god».

These types of auto insurance will shell out the cost of repair for vehicle damage caused by head - on collisions, fires, floods, flying objects, vandalism, and car theft, among other unlucky events.

The comprehensive and collision policy prevents you from damage by covering the repairs of your vehicle after an accident or if it's caused by fire, flood, etc..

As for collision and comprehensive insurance, these will cover the cost of vehicle and property repairs from damage caused by collisions, potholes, fires, floods, falling trees, animal strikes, car theft, and vandalism, among other unwelcome events that can damage a vehicle.

Before renovating your place after damage caused due to fire in the case of house insurance, or having a mechanic review the damage caused to your vehicle on account of an accident when it comes to motor insurance, you should first consult with the insurance company before making any changes.

He adds, «It may cover losses caused by weather (fire, storms, wind, hail, lightning, freezing, weight of ice, snow or sleet) and non-weather (theft, vandalism, riots, aircraft, and vehicles).»

«Homeowners insurance may cover losses to covered property caused by weather (storms, fire, wind, hail, lightning, freezing, weight of ice, snow, or sleet), non-weather (theft, vandalism, riots, aircraft, and vehicles), and sudden / accidental (water from plumbing, tearing / bulging of heating or cooling systems, artificially generated electrical current),» says Jordi Ortega, State Farm Media Relations Specialist.

These perils include lightning strikes to the condo or property, wind or hail damage, explosion damage, power surges, the weight of snow, ice, or sleet that causes roof damage, theft, vandalism, fire, damage by vehicles, damage by aircraft, riot or civil disobedience, smoke damage, and falling objects.

If you have spent a lot of money on equipment for these entertaining outdoor pastimes, you will want to be sure that your vehicles are properly insured against all sorts of damages and loss, including those caused by fire.

The covered perils include fire, lightning, civil commotion, explosion, hail, windstorm, smoke, damage caused by aircraft or vehicles, vandalism, weight of ice or snow, falling objects, theft, flood due to compromised plumbing, and power surge.

Personal property renters insurance in Indiana will protect you against losses in your home such as clothes and furniture caused by disasters such as fire or lightning, weight of ice, snow or sleet, explosion, vehicles, smoke, breaking of heating or cooling systems, windstorm or hail, theft, vandalism, falling objects, riot or civil commotion, accidental water discharge from plumbing or appliances and freezing of plumbing systems.

A standard home insurance policy (also known as an HO - 3 policy) can cover you from losses caused by fires or lightning, windstorms, hail, explosions, riots, aircrafts, vehicles, smoke, theft or vandalism, falling objects, weight of ice, snow, or sleet, and freezing of plumbing or other household systems.