There is severe heat across the country. Due to the heat, people often keep water bottles in their vehicles while traveling. But do you know that keeping a water bottle in the vehicle can prove to be dangerous? Yes, keeping a plastic bottle in the vehicle can also cause a fire in your vehicle. Today we will tell you about the fire in the vehicle due to a plastic bottle and the reasons behind it.
Fire from a plastic bottle
The temperature has reached more than 45 degrees in many areas of the country. In such heat, the situation is such that many times a parked vehicle catches fire within no time. But many people are unable to understand the reason behind the fire. According to information, if you park your car in the sun and there is a plastic bottle in the car, then the chances of the car catching fire increase. Actually, the plastic bottle works like a magnifying glass in the car. At the same time, direct sunlight falls on the bottle and it reacts, due to which the car seat can catch fire.
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Keeping plastic bottles will cost you heavily
If you are forced to park your car in the sun, then do not keep a plastic bottle in the car even by mistake. Apart from this, after drinking water, plastic bottles should be thrown in the dustbin, one should not travel with it in the car. Apart from this, there is a high chance of a cold drink bottle bursting. Apart from this, keeping a lighter in the car also increases the risk, because the chances of the lighter catching fire in strong sunlight increase. Apart from this, keeping a hand sanitizer can also cause a fire, because sanitizer has alcohol mixed in it, due to which the car can catch fire. Because when direct sunlight falls on it, a chemical reaction takes place, which increases the possibility of fire.
Please note that if you keep plastic bottles, cold drinks in the car, then it should be kept under the seat or at a place where direct sunlight does not fall. Because if sunlight falls on the bottle in high temperature, it will work like a magnifying glass and will immediately catch fire on the seat. Therefore, one should avoid parking the car in the sun and plastic bottles should not be kept in it.
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