Скачать или смотреть BMW X5 fire! E53 going up in flames!

Very scary - My family car ended up in flames with wife, kids and dogs and I narrowly escaping before it went up. Happened just outside Ambleside in Cumbria, UK in late September 2013.

I set off and noticed a burning smell, followed by black smoke coming out of the passenger air vents. I pulled over straight away and saw loads more smoke coming out. Got wife, two small kids and two 4mth old puppies out of the car. The smoke smelt odd...faintly electrical and my lungs felt awful afterwards. I took the out keys to switch off engine, but more and more smoke was filling the car. I opened the bonnet (hood) and saw no smoke at all...all was inside. Headlights came on, water squirted at high pressure from headlight and windscreen washers, wiper blades went at full speed and car alarm went off. Heard popping from inside the car - probably the airbags going off. Rang the Fire Brigade and, as luck would have it a police car saw the smoke and stopped. He immediately closed the road. I grabbed my wallet from the car having just got off the phone with the fire brigade - I couldn't see or breath in car due to the amount of black smoke. Saw flames from inside the car as I had my body in it, so I turned and ran to safety where my wife and kids were. Looked back to see the entire car engulfed in fire. It even exploded at one stage with sparks flying everywhere - likely the gear box going in the heat. Definitely electrical in origin. Just glad my wife, kids and dogs got out in time. I can't imagine how much damage it would have done to us or others if on the motorway (freeway).

Took loads of pics and video. Police were there even before the flames started so could see the state of the car before and after. Also had other witnesses who stopped as the smoke was bad before the fire started.

As electrics went crazy, if we hadn't have got out when we did, the car may have locked us in and stopped the windows working, which is a terrifying thought...