IKON goes up in flames on ECR

esteem_lover · 4th June 2007, 10:50

what could have been the cause of this sad scene ???

The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Goes up in smoke

benbsb29 · 4th June 2007, 10:58

Oh My!!! Thats sad !!
Nothing mentioned regarding the cause of the fire in the article.

kpzen · 4th June 2007, 11:00

Damn..!! That car looks quite new too...

esteem_lover · 4th June 2007, 11:09

That fire looks quite ferocious too. Man, the owner would be weeping still.

toiingg · 4th June 2007, 11:40

Man, thats scary. Gives me the chills everytime I look at it.

ajitkommini · 4th June 2007, 12:42

Was the car in motion at the time or parked? Hope the occupants (if any) were unharmed!

esteem_lover · 4th June 2007, 13:22

The occupants escaped unhurt.

Absar · 4th June 2007, 13:38

O M G! Such a bad fire. One of the beautiful looking ikon's burnt. I feel really sorry for the owner. How come the bonnet isn't blackened out by the fire?? Looks like the fire started in the passenger cabin..

Btw, it might be an engine explosion. Because of the look that the headlights and the grille are not there. If it fell down, it would be lying next to it..

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benbsb29 · 4th June 2007, 13:41

A cigarette butt, perhaps? Just thinking out loud.

rjstyles69 · 4th June 2007, 14:35

God that Ikon looks new to me.Wonder how it went up in flames coz the article also doesnt mention what happened.Poor owner.

benbsb29 · 4th June 2007, 14:45

Riju, Cant really say if thats a new car. All of them look that way from that angle. Not much design changes there.

Disturbing though.

flipsyde · 4th June 2007, 14:51

this looks frightening. another poor LPG conversion? i guess we'l never know. don't these new cars have a fuel cut-off sensor something when there is a leakage??

more of these incidents makes me want to bring back the good ol' meat and pie engineered cars!!

benbsb29 · 4th June 2007, 15:00

The Ikon does have a fuel cut-off sensor, which cuts off fuel supply in the case of an impact. I am assuming that since there was no impact involved here, it didnt get trigerred.

sjcherian · 6th June 2007, 11:27

I had a shock seeing the picture in the papers as I had an Ikon till just a month ago in this same color and with the spoiler. I then heaved a sigh of relief that it wasnt my old car when I noticed the blacked out b pillar.

typeOnegative · 6th June 2007, 11:49

Was it set ablaze by some pissed off bystanders after an accident? There seems to be a broken bottle near the front right tyre ...

4th June 2007, 10:50	#1
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	IKON goes up in flames on ECR what could have been the cause of this sad scene ??? The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Goes up in smoke
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4th June 2007, 10:58	#2
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,033 Thanked: 13,642 Times View My Garage	Oh My!!! Thats sad !! Nothing mentioned regarding the cause of the fire in the article.
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4th June 2007, 11:00	#3
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,611 Thanked: 1,879 Times View My Garage	Damn..!! That car looks quite new too...
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4th June 2007, 11:09	#4
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	That fire looks quite ferocious too. Man, the owner would be weeping still.
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4th June 2007, 11:40	#5
toiingg BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 641 Thanked: 305 Times	Man, thats scary. Gives me the chills everytime I look at it.
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4th June 2007, 12:42	#6
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 490 Thanked: 124 Times	Was the car in motion at the time or parked? Hope the occupants (if any) were unharmed!
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4th June 2007, 13:22	#7
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 507 Times View My Garage	The occupants escaped unhurt.
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4th June 2007, 13:38	#8
Absar BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Madras Posts: 560 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	O M G! Such a bad fire. One of the beautiful looking ikon's burnt. I feel really sorry for the owner. How come the bonnet isn't blackened out by the fire?? Looks like the fire started in the passenger cabin.. Btw, it might be an engine explosion. Because of the look that the headlights and the grille are not there. If it fell down, it would be lying next to it.. A Last edited by Absar : 4th June 2007 at 13:45.
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4th June 2007, 13:41	#9
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,033 Thanked: 13,642 Times View My Garage	A cigarette butt, perhaps? Just thinking out loud.
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4th June 2007, 14:35	#10
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,344 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	God that Ikon looks new to me.Wonder how it went up in flames coz the article also doesnt mention what happened.Poor owner.
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4th June 2007, 14:45	#11
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,033 Thanked: 13,642 Times View My Garage	Riju, Cant really say if thats a new car. All of them look that way from that angle. Not much design changes there. Disturbing though.
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4th June 2007, 14:51	#12
flipsyde BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 644 Thanked: 84 Times	this looks frightening. another poor LPG conversion? i guess we'l never know. don't these new cars have a fuel cut-off sensor something when there is a leakage?? more of these incidents makes me want to bring back the good ol' meat and pie engineered cars!!
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4th June 2007, 15:00	#13
benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,033 Thanked: 13,642 Times View My Garage	The Ikon does have a fuel cut-off sensor, which cuts off fuel supply in the case of an impact. I am assuming that since there was no impact involved here, it didnt get trigerred.
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6th June 2007, 11:27	#14
sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 588 Times	I had a shock seeing the picture in the papers as I had an Ikon till just a month ago in this same color and with the spoiler. I then heaved a sigh of relief that it wasnt my old car when I noticed the blacked out b pillar.
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6th June 2007, 11:49	#15
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 28 Times	Was it set ablaze by some pissed off bystanders after an accident? There seems to be a broken bottle near the front right tyre ...
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