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WILLIS
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1221 McKinney
Suite #3333
Houston, Texas
713-654-4040
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FUEL FED FIRES IN A ROLLOVER OR COLLISION
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
collisons.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 contined 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 (older GM Pickup Trucks) or Added Fuel Tanks, unprotected
by the vehicle’s frame.
FUEL TANK PUMP
FIRES - PUMPING GAS AFTER WRECK OR ROLLOVER
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.
FUEL TANK
DESIGN TO PREVENT FUEL TANK / GAS TANK 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 bafle welded inside the tank.
Then the two halves are seem welded together to complete the tank.
The tanks are then pressure tested for leaks.
FUEL TANK PLACEMENT - ROLLOVER & COLLISION
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 / GAS TANK FAILURES DURING A ROLLOVER OR
ACCIDENT
Fuel Tanks and Fuel Systems fail due to well-known and
well-documented reasons:
1) Puncture of
the Fuel Tank
2) Tearing of the fuel Tank
3) Filter Pipe Separation from the
Tank
4) Filter Cap Separation
5) Hydrostatic Bursting (rare)
6) Fuel Line Separation from fuel
tank
7) Lack of Fuel Pump cutoff
8) Fuel Line Separation from tank
FUEL FED FIRE PREVENTION
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 or
rollover. Other designs included
bladders located in the fuel tanks, high density polyethylene plastic tanks
and breakaway fittings on the filler pipe to allow.
ROLLOVER & FUEL FED FIRES INJURIES &
DEATHS
If
you or a member of
your family has been involved in a SUV rollover accident, van
rollover, truck rollover or collision / wreck in which there was a fuel
fed fire and anyone was seriously injured or killed then
call us immediately.Vehicle preservation and evidence documentation is
critical. Mr. Willis is a Board Certified Personal Injury Attorney
with over 20 years of product liability and litigation
experience.Call the Willis Law Firm at 1-800-883-9858 for a Free
& Confidential Consultation or Click
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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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