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By Jason Hall May 4, 2021 Hyundai is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada amid concerns related to two problems that may lead to possible engine fires. The Associated Press reports the largest recall involves more than 203,000 Sante Fe Sport SUV models from 2013 to 2015, some of which have now been recalled for a second time, in relation to brake fluid leaking into the anti-lock brake computer, which could cause an electrical short leading to fire. Documents pos...

By Jason Hall May 4, 2021 Hyundai is recalling more than 390,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada amid concerns related to two problems that may lead to possible engine fires. The Associated Press reports the largest recall involves more than 203,000 Sante Fe Sport SUV models from 2013 to 2015, some of which have now been recalled for a second time, in relation to brake fluid leaking into the anti-lock brake computer, which could cause an electrical short leading to fire. Documents pos...

Apartment monday. carley: it is comforting there are other countries with problems. turning to a foxbusiness alert, hyundai and kia recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles over fire risks. todd: tracy carrasco with what you need to know. >> there recalling 168,000 vehicles over a fuel pipe problem that can cause engine fires was the problem stems from improper repairs during previous recalls for engine failures. automakers under investigation by the national highway traffic safety administra...

Start researching how to build this pipe bomb a year ago? >> reporter: thats right, david. and, they say, he started gathering the components for that bomb three weeks ago. now, he could face life in prison. david? >> gio benitez on the case again tonight. and next here this evening, to the tragedy on the way to school in iowa. a school bus catching fire, taking the lives of the driver and a student. and how did this happen? tonight, the ntsb is now investigating. and heres abcs david kerley. ...

Commander is that was 101 people on board the plane. thats passengers and crew. and at 2:00 our units returned to service the bulk of our units. we still have a unit staged over there right now while the ntsb, faa and p-cad are responding to that. any questions on fire rescue? >> it went pretty well? this could have been a lot worse? >> all things considered, thats correct, ari. brake fires, engine fires are something that we train for in the aircraft rescue fire fighting business. its not uncom...

Before i let you go. how long did it take to put out the fire? >> we received the call at 12:34. and the fire was knocked down, it was out by 12:38. we had a response of two minutes. so we were on the scene within two minutes. so within two minutes our crash fire rescue trucks deployed foam and quickly put out that fire. >> its a pretty unusual event to have a fire like that on the runway, isnt it? >> this is the first one that i can recall. however, ive been involved in training and our firefig...

>> and so this sound that you were hearing, if you had just had ear buds in, youre saying this other student had ear buds in listening to something on her phone she wouldnt hear it? >> the sounds were very muffled. i doubt anyone would associate these pops with a gun. they could have been mistaken for anything, firecrackers, b.b. gun. like i said, an engine fires back. it didnt sound like anything like a gun. >> and christian ten, how long did you stay in the science center? and what happened in...

>> i cant believe it happened. >> reporter: engine fires like this are rare. in flight, its often a broken part thats the cause. >> the fact that it happened right on takeoff suggests probably something was sucked up off the runway into the engine damaging it and creating those flames you saw. >> reporter: was it a rock or some other object on the runway sucked into the engine causing the scary moments for the 140 passengers? so far, southwest is giving us no indication what caused that engine t...

Braves the flames again to see if there was anyone else inside. >> awesome video. great move. two recalls for the new ford escape this morning. one involves 140,000 vehicles that could have oil leaks. another 9,000 are being recalled for fuel leaks. the result of improper repairs for a previous recall. both could cause engine fires. the popular small suv has been recalled seven times since its redesign 18 months ago. smokers will help to fill a huge budget shortfall in chicago. the new city ...

Great move. two recalls for the new ford escape this morning. one involves 140,000 vehicles that could have oil leaks. another 9,000 are being recalled for fuel leaks. the result of improper repairs for a previous recall. both could cause engine fires. the popular small suv has been recalled seven times since its redesign 18 months ago. smokers will help to fill a huge budget shortfall in chicago. the new city budget will leave chicago with the nations highest state and local tax on cigarett...