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2023-10-12 13:41:01 UTC - HELPFUL
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Many fires even in car parks have been caused by fires in diesel cars. Many Opel/Vauxhall, BMW etc have had fires. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/up-to-60-cars-scorched-in-accidental-cork-car-park-blaze-1.4004015 There was also a recent incident of a similar Range Rover exploding. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mums-range-rover-velar-explodes-22943015 Electric vehicles are an order of magnitude less likely to go on fire https://thedriven.io/2023/05/16/petrol-and-diesel-cars-20-times-more-likely-to-catch-fire-than-evs/
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