$400,000 Lamborghini Huracan goes up in flames after minivan rips off gas pump nozzle

[Marko]

https://wgntv.com/2018/07/10/400000...lames-after-minivan-rips-off-gas-pump-nozzle/

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KIRKWOOD. MO - “Not one, but two,” says the person shooting video of a pair of exotic sports cars fueling up at a Missouri gas station.

Moments into the video, the van on the opposite side of the blue Lamborghini pulls off with the fuel hose still attached.

“I’ve seen people drive away from pumps and make mistakes, but never seen something to that extent with that much money being destroyed,” customer Thomas George said.

The driver of the red car, Parker Gelber, says in a Facebook post the pump sprayed fuel into the engine bay of the Lamborghini Huracan and the car ignited.

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[Marko]

 

[Flyn]

Damn. Sucks for the Lambo drivers. All because of an idiot in a minivan. Hope he has really good insurance.

 

[boostedguy05]

did the emergency shutoff valve fail when the hose tore off? all hoses i see have breakaway points to stop that.

 

[Marko]

If I could afford a 400k car. I’d make sure it has very good insurance coverage before I drive it off the Lot.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Fucking minivan owners...

 

[Flyn]

Minivan driver is at partial fault with some blame to the station or, maybe, the part manufacturer/installation company because of the faulty shut off. Percentages will have to be determined in court.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Ah I see Judge [MENTION=4746]Flyn[/MENTION] proceeding Tuesday TCG Court.

 

[Spivitz]

W T F....... Yup, id probably be in jail

 

[Xtant12]

I worked at a gas station for years I do not understand this at all. we have Breakaway safety pumps so if that were to happen no gas comes out. I thought that was industry standard for safety maybe they were not up to date or code.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

looked like a small plume of fuel as it broke away. I think the first started with that small amount and burned other stuff on the car.

 

[nytebyte]

With the propensity that Lambo's have for going up in flames, they should have a fire suppression system built into the engine bay, kind of like they have on some jetliners.

Got a fire? Just pull the red "Extinguish" handle between the seats.

 

[Flyn]

Ah I see Judge [MENTION=4746]Flyn[/MENTION] proceeding Tuesday TCG Court.

Toyota minivan? GUILTY!

 

[Marko]

With the propensity that Lambo's have for going up in flames, they should have a fire suppression system built into the engine bay, kind of like they have on some jetliners.

Got a fire? Just pull the red "Extinguish" handle between the seats.

I’m surprised this one didn’t start on fire too. Omg.

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