I have an unusual Three car garage, Two normal bays for cars and a third side load bay for ATVs.
I was working in my shop which is 50' from my atv garage door. The door was open and I looked at the garage door and heavy black smoke was rolling out the door and I could hear flames crackling.
Maybe 10 minutes prior I had walked by my ATV (04 Kawasaki Prairie 700) and everything was fine, I had not ridden it in 24 hours.
I grabbed a fire extinguisher pulled the pin and gave the fire a good knock down then left my garage to call 911. After calling I went back in and hit a couple more spots with the extinguisher then again got out of the garage. At this point, the flames were out but my Atv was still smoking.
I released the Atvs parking brake and pushed it outside then opened my other garage door to get some of the smoke out.
The fire department came, ventilated garage and inspected the house for fire and damage. My garage has a bunch of smoke damage but no structural damage.
The Fire investigator came took photos etc. He stated he had not scene anything like this.
He had issues with gasoline equipment stored in a attached garage but I pointed out it was an electrical fire that then caught the plastic and seat on fire turning it into a petroleum fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown but something under the mid front part of the seat fried then got the seat burning then the plastic. I had no issues with the machine and it was running great the day before. Could be wiring chafed over time then shorted???
I sure am glad I was home, If not the room over the garage would have been gone and perhaps the entire house. I may have to re-think where I park my Atvs.
Here are the Pics.
I was working in my shop which is 50' from my atv garage door. The door was open and I looked at the garage door and heavy black smoke was rolling out the door and I could hear flames crackling.
Maybe 10 minutes prior I had walked by my ATV (04 Kawasaki Prairie 700) and everything was fine, I had not ridden it in 24 hours.
I grabbed a fire extinguisher pulled the pin and gave the fire a good knock down then left my garage to call 911. After calling I went back in and hit a couple more spots with the extinguisher then again got out of the garage. At this point, the flames were out but my Atv was still smoking.
I released the Atvs parking brake and pushed it outside then opened my other garage door to get some of the smoke out.
The fire department came, ventilated garage and inspected the house for fire and damage. My garage has a bunch of smoke damage but no structural damage.
The Fire investigator came took photos etc. He stated he had not scene anything like this.
He had issues with gasoline equipment stored in a attached garage but I pointed out it was an electrical fire that then caught the plastic and seat on fire turning it into a petroleum fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown but something under the mid front part of the seat fried then got the seat burning then the plastic. I had no issues with the machine and it was running great the day before. Could be wiring chafed over time then shorted???
I sure am glad I was home, If not the room over the garage would have been gone and perhaps the entire house. I may have to re-think where I park my Atvs.
Here are the Pics.