Someone had a bad day today...

[IowaHunter]

I've seen...as in first hand witnessed..as in jumped out of it when we saw the smoke.. f250 ..literally burn to the ground in under 10 minutes ..from puff of smoke under to hood ..to empty burned out carcass with no tires.
There is nothing fire retardant in these trucks.
Everything is an accelerant...

Same here - I've seen it twice. Burning slowly then Wham the whole truck is an inferno. Lots of petroleum based products under the hood and in the cab.

[dpg481]

Somebody couldn't afford that new note


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Owner give up at its finest probably.

[txfireguy2003]

I've seen...as in first hand witnessed..as in jumped out of it when we saw the smoke.. f250 ..literally burn to the ground in under 10 minutes ..from puff of smoke under to hood ..to empty burned out carcass with no tires.
There is nothing fire retardant in these trucks.
Everything is an accelerant...

An under hood fire is far different from an inside the cab fire, for a number of reasons. I've actually put a small amount of gasoline on top of the seat in a vehicle and lit it off and watched it burn. Took nearly 10 minutes for it to generate enough heat to break a window, and only then was it releasing enough smoke that the casual passersby would notice. The entire burn, from ignition to self extinguished due to total fuel consumption, took over an hour..... mainly because tires burn for a long time, and it took a while for the fire to develope enough inside the cab to spread to the exterior.

I'm not saying interior fires don't happen, or that they don't grow and develope, they certainly do, which is why hearing the whole story is important. What I'm saying is, based solely upon that picture ands the OP's statement that it wasn't there 10 minutes prior, the driver better have the right answers to some specific questions.

Engine compartment fires develope much more quickly due to the unlimited fresh air supply coming in the bottom, a hood to hold and reflect heat and flames back onto new fuel sources, and the abundance of fuels from gas or diesel, oil, windshield washer fluids (50% methanol), etc, not to mention that everything in the engine bay is pre-heated. Even still, an engine compartment fire doesn't immediately spread into the cab. Many times, in cities anyway, the fire department can get on scene (usually somewhere around 6-10 minutes if everything goes right) and still catch an engine fire before the vehicle is fully involved.

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[denowt]

Annnnnnnnnnnnd that's why I'm so happy to have a Tundra! [emoji41]


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Because Tundras are fireproof???

This may be the source of the problem?

Ford Motor Co. issued a recall Wednesday for 9,300 vehicles that are at risk of catching fire due to leakage of fuel. The company said that it is not aware of any fires, accidents or injuries related to the problem.

Approximately 8,000 2017 Ford Super Duty vehicles and 1,300 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016-17 Flex, 2017 Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility and 2016-17 Lincoln MKT vehicles with 3.5-liter GTDI engines have been recalled. While the company said it will inspect and install fuel tank strap reinforcement on the Super Duty vehicles, the other affected models will have their leaking turbocharger oil supply tubes replaced.

Vehicle appears to be a F150....sooooo.....

[HoustonR6ryda]

ecoburn

[mmoses]

Y'all crack me up. Aluminum melts at 1200. Magnesium melts at 1202

If any vehicle fire hits that. They are totaled regardless of what kind of metal it's made out of.

[flywise]

I have been to 3 ford truck fires that started while parked in a garage or driveway.
They have had issues for a Good while. Although, none were in the last 4 years