Most notably running the engine while refueling and leaving pressurized canisters inside

The Ministry of the Interior warns of 5 main reasons for igniting vehicles

• Firefighting teams go to work during a previous vehicle fire.

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• Lt. Col. Faisal Al Shehhi: “Cars contain flammable elements such as liquid fuels and oils.”

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The Ministry of Interior has warned of drivers' neglect of safety measures and prevention of vehicle fire accidents, especially during the summer period, directing drivers to take five main precautions to avoid these accidents, including stopping the vehicle's engine while refueling.

In detail, the country's roads have witnessed, during the past years, several accidents, which led to the burning of vehicles while driving, or after collisions with other vehicles, which led to damage to their drivers.

Lt. Col. Faisal Abdullah Al-Shehhi, from the General Command of Civil Defense in the Ministry of Interior, said that cars contain flammable elements, such as liquid fuels, oils, and internal components, such as plastics, rubber, and others.

He stated that there are five main reasons that lead to the ignition of car fires, which are collisions and deterioration, fuel leakage and its contact with a heat source, leaving oils and packages pressurized with highly flammable materials, such as lighters and gas bottles, subject to high temperature inside the vehicle, lack of electrical and mechanical maintenance, and high Unusual engine temperature.

In order to prevent car fires, Al-Shehhi advised drivers with five guidelines: daily monitoring of cooling water and engine oil rates, carrying out maintenance by a specialized technician, protecting the vehicle and protecting its users, closing the fuel tank cap tightly, to prevent leakage and avoiding the risk of ignition, refraining from smoking, and stopping The engine when refueling the vehicle, and keep a fire extinguisher and a first aid bag for necessity. In a related context, the Ministry of Interior, represented by the Federal Traffic Council, recently launched the third unified traffic awareness campaign for 2021, under the slogan "Safe Traffic Summer", as part of the traffic sector's initiatives to improve road safety, achieve the highest levels of traffic safety, and educate segments of society. The damages resulting from traffic accidents, and the resulting deaths, injuries, and material and moral damages.The campaign aims to spread traffic awareness of the importance of periodic vehicle maintenance, and to ensure the validity of tires and brake safety, to maintain the safety and security of drivers and road users, especially since the intense summer heat negatively affects the performance of tires and vehicles, which requires adherence to maintenance and inspection dates, especially before the start of the road. Drivers on long trips.

The campaign comes as part of a series of major campaigns by the Ministry of Interior at the state level, with the aim of protecting road users from traffic accidents, taking precautions related to vehicle safety, conducting periodic maintenance, and ensuring the vehicle’s safety and validity for their own safety and the safety of others, including the idea of ​​choosing the slogan of the “Traffic Summer” campaign. Safe”, which coincides with the start of the summer vacation.

The Ministry of Interior advised drivers to take many precautions related to the safety of the vehicle and tires, and to work to adhere to the limits of the permissible load on the roof of the vehicle, which does not exceed 60 centimeters in height, as excessive loading on the roof of the vehicle leads to imbalance and difficulty in controlling it. She stressed that traffic accidents still constitute a concern for officials in the traffic departments and patrols in the country, because of the harmful effects they have that lead to deaths, injuries and other social effects, in addition to the loss of life and property, which costs the state huge sums.

The campaign is implemented in cooperation and coordination with traffic and patrol departments in the country, and many traffic safety authorities in the public and private sectors, to unify and support local efforts, with the aim of reaching the largest segment of society through the print, audio and visual media, as well as via the Internet, billboards, and organizing Discussions about the campaign, and its traffic values ​​and culture.

It called on drivers and road users to abide by the rules and regulations of traffic, in order to avoid themselves and others the risks of traffic accidents, and the resulting injuries and loss of life and property.

• State roads have witnessed, during the past years, several accidents that led to the burning of vehicles while driving.

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