Fire at the Traffic Lights. A True Story

"The male driver from the car behind, appeared as if from no where with his foam cylinder, and sprayed the bonnet" - So, last year as I was traveling the northern roads of Ontario, Canada, I passed by a car fully engulfed in flames. Initially, I thought I should stop because driving by a car fully on fire, seemed a little dangerous but I proceeded anyway. The Gods are with me and I am thankful. That experience prompted me to start my camping season this year by buying a fire-estinguisher for the car: a small one but good enough to put a small fire out. I urge people to get those small canisters and keep them in the trunk. Or, in the "boot" - isn't that what You call it in the UK?

I also burned down the kitchen a few springs ago. Had no fire-estinguisher in the house and had to call the fire-fighters. Now, I have a fire-estinguisher by the kitchen as well. Haha!! I can be a walking disaster sometimes. Gotta be careful! lol : )

All the best!

I rejoice with you over this divinely ordained rescue. Great reason to be ever grateful.

OMG, Manatita! What a terrifying experience! Thank God for the Good Samaritan behind you. Whew! What caused the fire?

Hey Manatita. Glad that you and your wife were saved quickly. Hope that both of you have found out the cause of the fire so it won't happen again! At least you still kept your sense of humour after what happened. Recalling the music and your wife taking out the purple handbag...especially the mention of the colour...haha. It's a way of moving on. Thanks for sharing and take care.

Thank God you and your wife are safe. The very thought is scary.

Such a positive story. The world is beautiful because of such good samaritans.

A very alarming story, my Brother, Manatita. Thanks that you and your wife escaped safely.

I had some different experience in my life. It was my TV that burnt suddenly in the midnight. We were sleeping. The burning light awakened us and immediately unplugged the wires and tried to extinguish the fire with some coarse rugs. It damaged the TV entirely and a little portion of the window frame and one of its door near it. No injury to any of us. Really God saved us by awakening me and my wife timely. Perhaps it happened in the year 2001 or so when we were living in Varanasi.

Well, I have lived this too. I was about 20 years old and I was driving my father's car. It was the time when - as a young man - I thought I was immortal! I managed to stop the fire with the fire extinguisher and fortunately with no great damage. But it was a great lesson for the young me, a lesson of living the time, of facing the weakness against the games of 'luck', and gratitude. I came out wiser and strangely happier, not to mention how glad I felt with my father's admiration! It is possible that I was also listening to Marley's reggae as it was my favourite music while I was driving! Ha! Ha!

Life has its way, like it or not, is the best at any time.

Thank you for sharing, my brother, and I pray for you not to need another "lesson" like this.

Thank God you are safe!

Sean

PS: I had never thought how precious is a purple handbag! Ha! Ha! My Love to your wife...

I'm glad nobody was hurt in the fire. It's great that the person behind you was so helpful. I hope my car never catches fire, but if it ever does I hope I'm as lucky as you and your wife were.

That sounded very serious. Thank goodness you and your wife came through it all right. I was driving my mother-in-law's car to work one day when smoke poured from the hood. I pulled over and cut the engine. The smoke stopped. We had her car examined but the cause of the fire was not found. She drove that car many more years. It was a Ford Galaxy, and that was many years ago.

Our fire, however, was in our workshop. Destroyed several tools, as well as about 2/3 of our holiday decorations that had just been gotten down from the attic.

The cause was a defective propane heater, which, when turned off, instead of shutting down, the flame went downward, and burned through the hose connecting it to the supply tank. At that point, the hose was a flame-throwing dragon, swishing about setting fire to things in the vicinity.

While there was not any actual damage to the structure, (thanks to quick response by the fire department), everything in sight was blackened, and the shop still had to be gutted back to the studs to replace the sheetrock and cabinets.

It was a miserable experience that I wish upon no one.

Wow, Manatita. I do believe that there are angels on earth and you certainly had one that day. Sorry about your car, but a car can be replaced.

There is something very primal about a car fire...or house fire...they certainly get the heart pounding, that's for sure. :) Like you, I would never own one of those cars again....mine was a Geo, never to be seen in my garage again.

Everything happens in the instant they do with a message of some kind in them is the law of existence.

Quite an interesting story, I can't imagine how you felt seeing someone so prepared at the very instant of your need. Coincidences are not miracles but they sure look like at such times. Thanks for sharing it.