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  2. Exhaust gas - Wikipedia

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    Diesel exhaust is the exhaust gas produced by a diesel engine, plus any contained particulates. Its composition may vary with the fuel type, rate of consumption or speed of engine operation (e.g., idling or at speed or under load), and whether the engine is in an on-road vehicle, farm vehicle, locomotive, marine vessel, or stationary generator ...

  3. Vehicle fire - Wikipedia

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    An SUV on fire in Pasadena, California A car engine on fire in Vallejo, California A dash camera video of a truck on fire in Estonia, fire truck and police driving, later transportation. A vehicle fire is an undesired conflagration (uncontrolled burning) involving a motor vehicle.

  4. Family escapes BMW minutes before it catches fire - AOL

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    Police BMWs at risk of exploding still on the roads. BMW speeder's worn tyres could have been 'carnage' Horses rescued after vehicle destroyed in fire. Great-grandmother 'shell-shocked' after car fire

  5. Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars

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    Lithium-ion batteries, when disposed of in household trash, can present fire hazards in transport and in landfills, resulting in trash fires that can destroy other recyclable materials and create increased carbon dioxide and particulate matter emissions. [73] Vehicle fires cause local pollution. [74]

  6. US closes probe into 3 million Hyundai, Kia vehicles over ...

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. auto safety regulators said on Wednesday they have closed an investigation into engine fire risks in 3 million Hyundai Motor and Kia vehicles, meaning they do not see ...

  7. Exhaust system - Wikipedia

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    Exhaust system of the Opel Corsa B 1.2 petrol Exhaust manifold (chrome plated) on a car engine. An exhaust system is used to guide reaction exhaust gases away from a controlled combustion inside an engine or stove. The entire system conveys burnt gases from the engine and includes one or more exhaust pipes. Depending on the overall system ...

  8. Toxic fallout from LA fires will damage both land and sea - AOL

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    Asbestos kitchen tiles turned to dust, cars burned to their frames. The lack of rain this winter played a significant role in allowing the Palisades Fire to grow so big, so fast.

  9. Back-fire - Wikipedia

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    It is also sometimes referred to as an afterfire, especially in cases where the word backfire is used to mean a fuel burn that occurs while an intake valve is open, causing the fire to move backward through the system and out through the intake instead of the exhaust. When the flame moves backward it may also be called a "pop-back".