US: Sanitizer & Cigarette Put A Car Aflame Published by GulteDesk May 15, 2021
A car owner in Maryland had to leave his car burning in the parking lot after using the hand sanitizer while smoking.
The firefighters have been trying to put the flames on the burning car down in the viral video. According to the reports, the unnamed driver was smoking a cigarette and then started using the hand sanitizer which immediately ignited into a big flame and burned up the car. The incident happened at the Federal Plaza Shopping Center in Rockland.
ICYMI (~530p) vehicle fire at Federal Plaza, 12200blk Rockville Pike, near Trader Joe’s & Silver Diner, @mcfrs PE723, M723, AT723 & FM722 were on scene (news helicopter video) pic.twitter.com/TeAynaGsgp Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 13, 2021
By Hector Garcia •
Updated 3 hours ago
A car exploded into flames Thursday evening in Maryland when a driver used hand sanitizer while smoking a cigarette, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
The fire started about 5:30 p.m. at the Federal Plaza Shopping Center. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The driver used hand sanitizer while smoking a cigarette, which a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman said is a bad combination in an unventilated area like a car.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue treated and transported one adult with minor burns and non-life-threatening injuries.
Hand sanitizer, cigarette sparked Rockville Pike car blaze, officials say
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Rockville Pike car fire ignited by hand sanitizer and lit cigarette
Montgomery County officials are blaming hand sanitizer and a cigarette for a car fire that erupted at the Federal Plaza Shopping Center on Thursday.
ROCKVILLE, Md. - A hand-sanitizer mishap sparked huge flames and billowing smoke from a car on Thursday in Rockville.
Hand Sanitizer, Cigarette Smoke, Poor Ventilation Lead to Car Fire in Rockville
At around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, a car fire started in the Federal Plaza Shopping Center’s parking lot in Rockville and resulted in the total loss of the vehicle.
Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, tweeted that an adult was treated for minor burns and was taken to the hospital. The adult’s injuries were non-life-threatening, according to Piringer.
The cause of the fire was a combination of the driver using hand sanitizer and smoking a cigarette. Piringer tweeted that this is a bad combination in an unventilated area such as a car.
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One good health habit combined with one bad health habit ignited a fiery car blaze in Maryland Thursday.
During the coronavirus pandemic, bottles of hand sanitizer have become commonplace in motor vehicles. But at the Rockville Pike, Federal Plaza Shopping Center, one driver was sanitizing his hands while smoking a cigarette. According to DC-based all news radio WTOP citing Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, embers from the man’s cigarette lit a handful of hand-sanitizer.
The driver suffered non-life-threatening first- and second-degree burns on his hands and inner-thighs as the car was quickly engulfed in flames.