Air fresher + cigarette lighter = No ******* way?!

NVP · 16 Dec 2019 at 23:33

A driver caused an explosion in his car when he lit a cigarette after spraying air freshener.

He used "excessive" amounts of the aerosol scent before sparking up, according to firefighters.

Gas from the spray ignited, blew out the windscreen and windows and buckled the doors but the man escaped with only minor injuries.

Police said the incident in Halifax on Saturday "could've been worse" and warned people to follow safety advice.

The motorist was in stationary traffic in Fountain Street in the town at about 15:00 GMT on Saturday when the explosion happened.

It was so powerful it caused damage to windows at nearby businesses.

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How much damage?! Unbelievable.

(Kind of an RSS post but I've got nothing much to comment other than complete shock!)

wazza300 · 17 Dec 2019 at 00:05

Note to self, when breaking wind,wind down the window after

chaparral · 17 Dec 2019 at 00:31

There seems to be a few people that has done this

http://servicingstopblog.co.uk/driving/air-freshener-causes-car-to-explode/

https://www.drivespark.com/off-beat/air-freshener-explosion-in-car-causes-burn-injuries-023101.html

Finglonga · 17 Dec 2019 at 08:07

Aerosol and naked flame shocker......LMAO

Temujin · 17 Dec 2019 at 08:18

I think we've got some close runners for this years' Darwin awards!

vanpeebles · 17 Dec 2019 at 08:23

I bet his ears are still ringing

kaptainmarc · 17 Dec 2019 at 09:30

make it smell nice and then have a stinky cigarette inside, makes perfect sense

NVP · 17 Dec 2019 at 09:33

Why do you think they use air freshener?

bazzabear · 17 Dec 2019 at 09:48

The amount of damage it's done is amazing - but that the person inside the car is basically unharmed seems miraculous!

I'm sure there's a physics based explanation for this. The damage is pressure based I guess.

AHarvey · 17 Dec 2019 at 09:56

NVP said:
Why do you think they use air freshener?

but you normally spray it after the cig not before

Terminal_Boy · 17 Dec 2019 at 09:59

I suspect the cigarettes in question might contain something else alongside tobacco.

NVP · 17 Dec 2019 at 10:12

AHarvey said:
but you normally spray it after the cig not before

And sometimes you have more than one

AHarvey · 17 Dec 2019 at 10:15

NVP said:
And sometimes you have more than one

But no one is going to finish a cig, spray air freshener and spark up again straight away.

There's either going to be a time gap between the 2 or you'd know you'd likely have more than one and spray just before you got out.

Yaayuh! · 17 Dec 2019 at 10:26

Finglonga said:
Aerosol and naked flame shocker......LMAO

akaFonzie said:
I think we've got some close runners for this years' Darwin awards!

Agreed!

Nasher · 17 Dec 2019 at 10:44

Lol how much are they spraying.

Why do people actually think these sprays actually hide the smell :/

NVP · 17 Dec 2019 at 10:48

AHarvey said:
But no one is going to finish a cig, spray air freshener and spark up again straight away.

There's either going to be a time gap between the 2 or you'd know you'd likely have more than one and spray just before you got out.

No one, really? Plenty of reasons such as hitting an unexpected queue, getting off a tense phone call, first one wasnt just cigarette etc...

ttaskmaster · 17 Dec 2019 at 11:19

bazzabear said:
I'm sure there's a physics based explanation for this. The damage is pressure based I guess.

I expect it's something to do with all the little air gaps behind door cards and the like, filling with flammable gasses and then combining with flame.

Liquidfox · 17 Dec 2019 at 12:44

Terminal_Boy said:
I suspect the cigarettes in question might contain something else alongside tobacco.

Explosives perhaps?

Nasher · 17 Dec 2019 at 13:16

Weed cut with dynamite.

Firestar_3x · 17 Dec 2019 at 13:34

I hope the person said "watch this" first.

Derps gonna derp i guess.