How would you like to land at EWR and see your car on fire?
Jan 31, 2019, 2:18 pm
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Jan 31, 2019, 2:41 pm
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The affected parking deck is attached t
the main terminal that UA uses.
the main terminal that UA uses.
...According to police, 15 of the burnt vehicles were totaled and while the cause of the blaze remains under investigation, it is suspected to be caused by one of the now-charred cars.
That vehicle's owner was reportedly arrested when he heard about the fire and headed from the airport to his parked vehicle to check it out. Curiously, the unnamed man was not charged for his connection to the fire but for outstanding traffic warrants as well as a suspended driver's license.The man also reportedly told police a few weeks ago that he was working on the vehicle's alternator. It is now being investigated as a possible cause of the fire.
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That vehicle's owner was reportedly arrested when he heard about the fire and headed from the airport to his parked vehicle to check it out. Curiously, the unnamed man was not charged for his connection to the fire but for outstanding traffic warrants as well as a suspended driver's license.The man also reportedly told police a few weeks ago that he was working on the vehicle's alternator. It is now being investigated as a possible cause of the fire.
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Jan 31, 2019, 2:50 pm
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Jan 31, 2019, 3:04 pm
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A long time ago I had an alternator with a bad regulator, and my battery swelled so much I was afraid it would explode. And/or if he had a diode fail and short to ground the heat from the battery could easily start an under-hood fire, too.
Jan 31, 2019, 3:35 pm
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Nope. Popcorn.
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Jan 31, 2019, 4:41 pm
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