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1221 McKinney
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Houston, Texas
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FORD TRUCK & SUV - POST COLLISION FUEL FED FIRES
- Ford F150 Truck Fire
- Ford Expedition Fire
- Ford F250 Truck Fire
- Ford Excursion Fire
- Lincoln Navigator Fires
- Ford Truck Fires
POST COLLISION FUEL FED FIRES
In an automobile accident or rollover a post collision fuel-fed fire can have catastrophic results for occupants of these vehicles.These accidents may be rollovers, frontal impact collision, side impact collision, and rear end collisions.Some common fire related points of original or cause include:
- Fires from Fuel Tanks under trunk floor.
- Electric fuel pump fires- lack of fuel (gas) cut off device
- Lack of anti-siphoning device to prevent continued gas flow after a collision
- Fires from Seam Weld Failure in the fuel tank.
- Separation of the Fuel lines from the fuel pump. Carburetor or Fuel Tank following a collision
- Puncture of the Fuel Tank due to poorly designed structural members of the vehicle.
- Fires from Side-Saddle or Added Fuel Tanks, unprotected by the vehicle’s frame.
FORD FUEL PUMP FIRES
 Fuel lines that are allowing fuel to escape from the fuel system can result in fuel fed fires during a collision. Improper construction, as well as the location of the fuel lines can make a fuel line leak more likely. Cars that contain electric fuel pumps will continue to pump gas through the fuel system after an accident because a defect allows fuel to be present allowing fires to occur.
Anti-siphoning devices prevent fuel from siphoning from a fuel tank, thus preventing fuel from igniting and causing a fuel fed fire. Manufacturers have yet to take safety precautions by adding the device to vehicles. Siphoning usually allows the gas to flow out very quickly due to the gravity.
GAS TANK & FUEL TANK DESIGN TO PREVENT FIRES & EXPLOSIONS
The majority of automotive fuel tanks are constructed low carbon hot rolled sheet steel and protected from corrosion with a material most known as “terne coating.” Most tanks are stamped in two pieces (halves), fitted with the fuel line fittings, and holes, with a steel baffle welded inside the tank. Then the two halves are seam welded together to complete the tank.The tanks are then pressure tested for leaks.
FUEL TANK PLACEMENT
 The safest location for fuel tanks is the area, which is least likely to be impacted or intruded during a crash. Through years of studying crashes, two locations have been formed to be the “safest.” These are “over the rear axle and forward the rear axle” and conversely, the two most dangerous locations have been the placement “rear mounted under the floor pan” and side mounted outside vehicle’s protective frame (see), because of the frequency of rear end collisions the rear mounted fuel tanks under the floor pans are particularly dangerous due to close proximity of the crash zone from rear end collisions. Therefore, many manufacturers have been forced to move the tanks further away from the rear bumper or provided protective shields to prevent their rapture.
FUEL TANK FAILURES & RUPTURES
Fuel Tanks and Fuel Systems fail due to well-known and well-documented reasons:
- Puncture of the Fuel Tank
- Tearing of the fuel Tank
- Filter Pipe Separation from the Tank
- Filter Cap Separation
- Hydrostatic Bursting (rare)
- Fuel Line Separation from fuel tank
- Lack of Fuel Pump cutoff
- Fuel Line Separation from tank
Relocation, location and/or shielding of rupture or puncture are the single and most practical solution to fuel fed fires. It is no secret that the more potential for fires. Another practical solution is the shielding or guarding from intrusions into the tank zone. Beginning in 1977 in some vehicles a high density, plastic shield was placed under or against the tank to prevent puncture by the differential or drive draft during a collision. Other designs included bladders located in the fuel tanks, high density polyethylene plastic tanks and breakaway fittings on the filler pipe to allow.
FORD FUEL FED FIRES IN ROLLOVERS & ACCIDENTS
 If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in a Ford rollover or accident in which post collision fuel fed fire resulted and you like to know more about your legal rights in filing a rollover lawsuit or any other potential product liability or negligence legal action, then call and talk with Mr. Willis, a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer with over 20+ years of product liability and rollover litigation experience. Call the Willis Law Firm at 1-800-883-9858 or click here for a Free Product Liability Lawsuit Evaluation
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FORD F150 TRUCK ROLLOVER
* Ford F150 Rollovers
* F-150 Roof Collapse
* F-150 Door Latch Failure
* F-150 Fuel Fed Fires
* F-150 Tire Tread Defect
* F-150 Rollover Lawsuit 
FORD F250 TRUCK ROLLOVER
* Ford F250 Rollovers
* F-250 Roof Collapse
* F-250 Door Latch Failure
* F-250 Fuel Fed Fires
* F-250 Tire Tread Defect
* F-250 Rollover Lawsuit
FORD EXPEDITION ROLLOVER
* Ford Expedition Rollovers
* Expedition Roof Collapse
* Expedition Door Latch
* Expedition Fuel Fed Fires
* Expedition Tire Recall
FORD EXCURSION ROLLOVER
* Ford Excursion Rollovers
* Excursion Roof Collapse
* Excursion Door Latch
* Excursion Fuel Fed Fires
* Excursion Tire Separation
* Excursion Lawsuit
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR ROLLOVER
* Lincoln Navigator Rollovers
* Navigator Roof Collapse
* Navigator Door Latch
* Navigator Fuel Fed Fires
* Navigator Tire Separation
* Navigator Lawsuit
FORD 15 PASSENGER VAN ROLLOVER ACCIDENTS
* Ford E350 Rollovers
* Econoline Van Rollover
* Ford Van Roof Crush
* Ford Club Wagon Van
* Club Wagon Van Rollover
* Ford 15 Passenger Vans
* 15 Passenger Van Recall
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PLEASE NOTE: The statements and information provided on this web site are for the informational purposes only. This law firm is not affiliated in any way with any trademark owner. The use of any trademarks on this site is for product identification and information purposes only .This webpage is provided to you to assist in SUV Rollover accidents, passenger van rollovers, 15 passenger van rollover accidents, recalls, truck accidents & rollovers, tire tread defects, tire separations, roof crush and roof pillar collapse, seat belt failures, fuel fed fires and other related rollover accident issues, including rollover injuries and deaths.This site is not intended to provide legal advice to the reader and NO attorney-client relationship shall be deemed to arise from the receipt this page and/or its associated pages or any oral or e-mail communication to or from with the Willis Law Firm. There will be NO lawsuits filed, claims made, letters or phone calls made for a prospective client, until that person is represented by the firm. An attorney client relationship only arises after the attorney and client have signed a written attorney client contract.
Mr. Willis is licensed attorney in New York and Texas. He is a Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Read more about Board Certification, Click Here. Principle office is Houston, Texas.
Mr. Willis has represented clients in personal injury, auto accident, suv rollover, van & truck rollovers and other product liability and negligence cases from across the United States, including clients from Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin & West Virginia.
Further, any statement or reference to past personal injury, products liability or SUV rollover lawsuits, settlements or verdicts should NOT be relied upon in one's own case or in your decision on which law firm to hire. All client's cases, facts, injuries, damages, venues and lawsuits are different and there is NO way to predict the outcome of a particular case, verdict of a jury or judge or the strength of a case before a judge, jury or the appellate court system. The client is responsible for all of their own medical expenses. All cases are handled on a contingent fee basis. NO attorneys fees or case costs charged to client, unless a recovery is made for the client. Often in very serious and catastrophic injury and death cases Mr. Willis may associate with another products liability attorney as co-counsel and in other matters, the case may be referred. In cases where a legal matter is referred, Mr. Willis will continue to maintain joint responsibility with the handling attorney or lead counsel and actively monitor the progress and development of the case. Due to his 22+ years of experience in personal injury and products liability cases, Mr. Willis will often continue to assist in working with the hired experts and engineers and in research of the defective product or other related legal matters in the case.
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