A car was reportedly destroyed in a fire near the Kadamba depot at Porvorim on Monday. It is learnt that it took nearly 40 minutes for the fire services to extinguish the fire by which time the car was completely gutted. It needs to be noted that in the recent past there have been several incidents of vehicles, both four-wheelers and two-wheelers going up in flames for no apparent reason. This is all the more true with electric vehicles where a heated battery could go ablaze. Fortunately there has been no death as a result of a vehicle going up in flames that has been reported in the state. But the vehicle could undergo extensive damage. A fire incident near a petrol station could spell doom. Many-a-times there is no fire-fighting equipment available at the site and by the time the fire-engine arrives, it could be too late. Hence it seems prudent for vehicles, especially electric vehicles, to have portable fire-extinguishers available in the dickey of the car or the two-wheeler to stop the fire from spreading. All modern e-vehicles need to mandatorily have a portable fire-extinguisher as part of the safety equipment in the vehicle.
