r/Firefighting • u/AffableEffable • May 17 '25

Ask A Firefighter Is This Retired Firefighter's Claim About Putting Out a Car Fire Correct?

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Hi, I ran into this discussion on twitter, and most people in the comments were really mad at the ELBainter person (who claims to be a retired firefighter). I know absolutely nothing about any of this, so I was curious: are they right and the people there are just stupid, the opposite, or something in between?

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u/yungingr May 18 '25

Yeah, dude pretty much nailed it. Get people away from it, and let it go. The average citizen doesn't even have the first idea the hazards of a car fire.

Oddly enough, the ONE they think they know, the big violent movie-scene explosion - is pretty much the least of their worries.