WHEN FIRES OCCUR.
It is a very wise precaution for motorists always to carry an efficient fire-extinguisher, properly charged. If the engine catches fire while under way on the road, turn the petrol off ;f the tap is accessible, but leave the engine running. Motor spirit is highly inflammable; a back-fire, a naked light, a burning match, a spark from pipe or cigarette may start a conflagration even by contact with petrol vapour from a receptacle some little distance away. If a fire oecure, smother it at once with a sack or cloth (obviously not oil-soaked), sand, earth, or, if available, with fire-extinguisher. Use of water may make matters worse. Don’t allow old oil to accumulate, nor leave oil-soak-ed rags lying about.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 287, 9 May 1929, Page 7
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122WHEN FIRES OCCUR. Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 287, 9 May 1929, Page 7
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