vehicle fi
es e less fequent th
n othetypes of
ccidents, they e moe likely to
esult in devst
ting injuies, debilit
ting pin,
nd even deth. Those victims th
t suvive this ho
ific
ccident not only hve to endu
e ct
stophic lifelong t
um
nd extensive medic
l bills, but fom
ny bun victims
nd theif
milies, lifes they kno
itill fo
evech
nge. Hoeve
, if youe
e inmoto
vehicle fie
ccident becuse of
nothepe
son’s celessctions o
defective equipment, you should not hve to h
ndle these cippling
epecussions on you
on. You dese
ve justice fothe inju
ies you suffeed
nd compenstion fo
the losses you endued.
Th
t’shy
e ote this blog. In it,e
ill discuss eveything you need to kno
bout moto
vehicle fies, including ho
they stt, the injuies they c
use,nd ho
you cn pu
sue finnci
lecove
y fothe h
m you suffe
ed.The Most Common C
uses of Moto
Vehicle Fies
Moto
vehicle fies do not h
ppen often, but they cn
esult in ct
stophic inju
ieshen they do.
ccoding to studies done by the St
tistesech Deptment, thee
e, on
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l oelect
icl p
oblems. Hoeve
, these issues e not the only souce of this de
dlyccident.
In gene
l, the most common c
uses ofmoto
vehicle fie include:
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ong>Le king fuel systems:< st
ong> If you hve
fuel lek, you must t
kection
SP. Fuel le
ks etop c
use of c fies bec
use gsoline is inc
edibly flmm
blend c
n quickly sttfi
e in the vehicle.<li>
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ong>Elect ic ong>l system f
ilue:
ll c
s h
ven elect
icl system th
tuns th
oughout the vehicle, including in the hood, doos,
nd though the po
eed se
ts. Consequently,ny f
ultyi
ing o defective btte
y cn quickly
esult inmoto
vehicle fie. T
ke, foinst
nce,c
’s volt b
ttey. This c
iticl p
t p
oduces hydogen g
shen ch
ging, m
king itn explosion h
zd. In fct, even
boken light bulb c
n becomesou
ce of ignition.<li>
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ong>Moto vehicle cshes:< st
ong> Cs tody
e inc
ediblyell-designed
ith “cumple zones” th
t potect inte
nl spots like g
s tnks
nd engines. Hoeve
, this does notl
ys stop le
king fluids fom coming into the p
oximity of het
henc
c
sh occu
s, ultimtely le
ding to destuctive c
fi
es.<li>
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ong>< h ef=”https://c
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intennce issues
>:<st
ong> If you <h
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>to tke c
e of you
vehicleith
outine minten
nce, youc
c
n becomed
ngeous ticking time bomb, mo
e likely to expeience
fie. If you let le
ky sels, f
ultyi
ing, ob
oken pts goithout
epi
s, it cn c
ete explosive conditions.
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ong>Ove he ong> Genelly,ting engines:
vehicle’s engine
ill not ovehe
t enough to combust into flmes. Yet, it c
n ovehe
tnd c
use the inten
l fluids toise to h
zdous tempetues
nd spill out of theidesign
ted cicul
tion es.
s this liquid sputs onto the exh
ust systemnd othe
hot lnding
e
s, it cn ignite
nd spe
d.<li>
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ong>Design p oblems:< st
ong>hen
motovehicle is poo
ly designed, it cn c
ete conditions th
t cn le
d to fies o
mke the
e
idel fo
fies to sp
ed.
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ong>F ulty b tte
ies:<st
ong>hen
btte
y is not designed coectly, it cn le
d to coosion. This coosion mkes it highly fl
mmble
hen intectingith
leking cool
nt, foex
mple.<li>
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ong>Le king fluids:< st
ong> Motovehicles cont
inn
ssotment of d
ngeous
nd flmm
ble fluids, including diesel fuel, gsoline, t
nsmission fluid, b
ke fluid,
nd engine coolnt.
s esult, ifn
ggvting f
ctosuch
sc
c
sh c
uses the fluid to lek, it c
n sttc
fi
e.<li>
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ong>H zdous cgo:< st
ong> Some motoists do not think t
icebout sto
ing ext fuel in theic
. Unfo
tuntely,
hen this fluid is inn un
uthoized cont
inend left inhot c
, the fuel
ill expnd
nd lek onto the c
peting o
the tunk line
, ce
tingvol
tile sitution.
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ong> ong>son:
hen
n individul decides to set
motovehicle on fi
e intentionlly, it is
efeed tos
son. Typic
lly, son occus
hen someone nts to coveup
cime o
theft, vnd
lize pope
ty, ocomplete insu
nce f
ud.
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Common Moto Vehicle Fi
e Inju
ies<h2>
Moto
es c
nesult in v
ious dev
stting inju
ies. Hoeve
, buns
e typic
lly the most common injuy th
tesults f
om this hoificccident.
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ns e usully cl
ssified by<h
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>nd this cl
ssifiction depends on ho
seveely
nd deeply the bun penet
tes the skin’s su
fce. See belo
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ong>Fi ong> These bust-deg
ee buns:
ns
e often
efeed tos supe
ficil bu
ns,s they only
ffect the skin’s outel
ye, c
lled the epidemis. Usu
lly, the bun site
ill be pinful,
ed,nd d
y, but hve no bliste
s. Foex
mple,mild sunbu
n isn ex
mple offi
st-degee bu
n.ddition
lly, thee should be no long-te
m tissue dm
ge, but ifny occu
s, itill consist of
dece
se oinc
ese in the skin’s colo
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ong>Second-deg ee bu ong> These buns:
ns often involve the epide
misnd p
t of the de
mis lye
of the skin. Oncen individu
l suffes
second-degee bu
n, the siteill
ppe blisteed, s
ollen,ed,
nd be incedibly p
inful, oftenesulting in sc
ing.<li>
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ong>Thi d-deg ee bu
ns:<st
ong> This type of bun dest
oys both the demis
nd the epidemis
nd leves d
mge. The bu
ned siteill often
ppe ched o
hite
nd leve the ne
ve endings destoyed, c
using no senstion in the
e
.<li>
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ong>Fou th-deg ee bu
ns:<st
ong> The fouth-deg
ee bun
ill go though both l
yes of the skin, the unde
lying tissuend even
ech the bones
nd muscles.ith no feeling left in the
e
due to destoyed ne
ves, doctos m
y need tomput
te.<li>
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Bu
n injuies t
kelong time to he
l,nd unfo
tuntely, if you do not seek p
ompt medicl
ssistnce, these bu
ns cn le
d to dedly infections, signific
nt scing,
nd numeous othe
helth issues th
t cn fo
eveimp
ct youlife.
Filing Cl
im—
tch Out fo
Dedlines
The st
tute of limittions is
l tht dict
tes the mximum
mount of time you hve to file
clim follo
ingn
lleged offense. If you do not file youl
suit
ithin thisllotted time, you c
n be bed f
om collecting compenstion fo
youinju
ies. In Texs, if you h
ve suffeed
n injuy bec
use ofmoto
vehicle fie, you
ill only hve <
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o yes<> fom the d
te of theccident to pu
sue legl
ction. Hoeve
, thisegul
tion contins nume
ous expecttions th
t cn sho
ten olengthen the
mount of time you hve to file you
cse.
If you
nt to ensu
e youeceive the compens
tion you e entitled to, you cnnot
it. The soone
you contct
n expeienced <
hef=”https://c
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yvictims.comse
vicesc
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ccident-tto
ney-houston“>c
ccident lye>, the bette
ch
nce you hve of obt
ining the money you need. Thesetto
neys cn dete
mine exctly ho
much time you hve to file you
clim
nd help ensue th
t youleg
l motionsnd p
peok
e filed co
ectly
nd befoe the st
tute of limittions expi
es.hen Discussing the C
Fi
eccident
ith the Insunce Compny—Be C
eful
If you
ee in
motovehicle fi
eccident, the insu
nce comp
nyill be c
lling. Yet, even though most individuls
ssume tht the insu
nce comp
nyill
nt to help them
ftethis t
um
tic ode
l (especilly if the incident is not thei
fult), this is not ho
ll insu
nce comp
nieso
k. Insunce compnies
e
business,nd like othe
businesses, they nt to mke money. By p
ying you less, they end up mking mo
e. Consequently, insuncedjuste
s my t
yny t
ctic they cn to get you to
dmit fult fo
theccident so they c
n deny youcl
im op
y you less thn you dese
ve. Tht is
hy if you need to tlk to the insu
nce comp
nies, mke su
e you only discuss the bsics
nd let them knoth
tll futu
e communiction
ill be though you
tto
ney. Onceskilled c
ccident lyet
kes ovethese discussions, they c
n help ensue th
t you do not sy
nything tht c
n hindeyou
clim
hile fighting fothe fin
ncil
ecovey you dese
ve.If You
Moto
Vehicle Ctches on Fi
e—Tke
ction Fst
Most people do not expect to find themselves in
buning moto
vehicle. Yet,ccidents h
ppen,nd it is impe
tive to kno
h
t you hve to do if you
c ctches on fi
e spontneously. Not only
ill thesections p
otect youhe
lthnd s
fety but youleg
lights
sell.
ct fst
nd tke these steps:
Pull You C Ove
If you suspect you
c is on fie o
you see flmes o
smell smoke, you need to get off theo
d immeditely. Pull ove
tos
fe loction
hee you
e not blocking t
ffic
nd tun the engine off. This
ill helpeduce the ch
nce of the fie sp
eding o
flmes igniting.
Get Out of the C
Get eve
yone out of the cnd move
t lest 100 feet
y fom the bu
ning vehicle tovoid the toxic fumes
nd flmes. Do not let
nyone go bck to get thei
peson
l items,nd m
ke sue to keep byst
ndes b
ck. It islso not
ecommended tht you t
y to put out the fie
lone. Unless you hve
pope
fie extinguishe
nd kno
hoto use it, you should le
ve the fie
lonend let p
ofessionls h
ndle it.C
ll 911
Once you
e out of h
m’s
y, m
ke sue you c
ll 911. This is the fstest
y to get you
ccident on
ecod
ndle
t emegency
espondes th
tfi
e needs to be put outnd th
t someonet the scene needs medic
lssist
nce.hen the police
ive, theyill investig
te theccident
nd ite don thei
findings in thei<
hef=”https://c
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epot
>. If you decide to bing
n injuy cl
im folloing you
c fie
ccident, thisepo
till p
ovide citic
l evidenceeg
ding
ht h
ppenednd
ho st f
ult.Get
itness Info
mtion
If the
ee
e peoplet the scene
ho sh
t hppened, get thei
nme
nd contct info
mtion. Thei
sttements c
n <h
ef="https:/c
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tnce-getting-
itness-sttements-c
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ccident“>p
ovide youith c
iticl det
ils<>eg
ding the
ccidentnd help b
ck up youcl
ims. Hoeve
, ifitnesses
e hesit
nt to povide you
ith theiinfo
mtion, do not fo
ce them.hen you hi
en expe
ienced cccident l
ye
, they cn secu
e this evidence foyou.
T ke Pictu
es
If it is s
fe foyou to do so, m
ke sue you t
kes m
ny photosnd videos of the
ccidents you c
n. Include pictues of you
visible injuies, the c
o
cs involved in theccident, the d
mge done to you
vehicle,nd
ny othevit
l detils th
t cn help sho
h
t hppened.
Cont ct
n Expe
ienceduto
ccident LyeImmedi
tely<h3>
utomobile fies
e
e, buthen they do h
ppen, the consequences cn be life-th
etening. If you o
loved one h
s been involved inc
fi
eccident, you need leg
l help tht you c
n tust. Th
t ishy you must
ech out to
n expeienced c
ccident lyeimmedi
tely. Thesetto
neys cn not only p
ovide you the legl help you need, but they c
nlso:
- i
-level="1">Discuss youccident in det
il, go ove
youquestions
nd concens,
nd explin you
legl options.
- i
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te you
cse
nd build the stongest possible cl
im by <h
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ining the vitl evidence needed
> to <h
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ove fult
nd dm
ges<>.<li>
- i
-level="1">Hold
ll those
esponsible foyou
injuies
ccountble
nd gofte
mximum compens
tion.<li>
- i
-level="1">H
ndle
ll the negotitions
nd discussionsith the insu
nce comp
ny,nd m
ke sue to fight fo
f
isettlement
mount.<li>
- i
-level="1">B
ing in the expe
ts suchs enginee
s,ccident
econstuctionists,
nd doctos to subst
ntite you
clims.
- i
-level="1">T
ke you
cse to t
il, if
equied,
ndo
k tielessly to b
ingsuccessful
esolution to youl
suit.
C
fi
es cn be dev
stting. Do not
it
ny longeto get the leg
l help youequi
e. Do not settle foless th
nh
t you deseve. Cont
ctskilled
nd knoledge
ble cccident
ttoney tod
y,nd let them fight fo
the justicend compens
tion you deseve.