When I was 19, my Ford LTD started on fire in heavy traffic in a large town.
Was able to get pulled over to the curb. I actually thought it was overheating and steaming... and was going to open the hood. A passerby hollered, "DON'T open it!!"
Phone booths still existed back then... I dialed 911. The firehouse dispatch kept asking, "What is your emergency and your location?"... I'd answer them and they would ask me again.
Finally a guy from a service station came running across the street (zig-zagging through moving traffic)... whipped the hood open and doused the fire with an extinguisher.
Next the fire truck finally showed up and really doused everything. The Fire Marshall called me that evening to find the location of the phone booth... after they checked it out - the Fire Marshall called back and explained it was a faulty phone booth. I could hear the them just fine - but they could not hear any of my replies to their questions. It turns out they found me because a person drove to the fire station and reported the fire and my location (it was before cell phones).
Not a fun experience and scared the daylights out of me.
Car was towed away and was a total loss... ended up buying a little cherry red Mustang with the insurance settlement.
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