The local fire department hasn’t provided a specific reason as to why the F430 caught fire
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by Brad Anderson
October 14, 2024 at 18:31
- The blaze destroyed the entire rear half of the Italian supercar.
- Members of the Signal Mountain Fire Department shut off the remaining pumps at the station to prevent the fire from spreading.
The Ferrari F430 was one of the Italian marque’s finest mid-engined V8 supercars, and seeing one is always a pleasure. Unfortunately, there’s no one fewer on US roads after one was destroyed by a blaze in Tennessee at a gas station.
The incident happened at approximately 5:40 p.m. last Friday, with the F430 catching fire while it was being refueled at a Citgo station. No official explanation as to why the fire started has been provided by the Signal Mountain Fire Department and whether it was a user error or perhaps a fault with the car or the gas pump.
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Police quickly responded to the blaze but not before almost the entire Ferrari was engulfed in flames. Photos captured of the scene show that the fire burned the entire rear half of the F430 to a crisp, leaving nothing but a sad pile of melted plastic and charged metal. The blaze grew to the Ferrari’s cabin, also destroying it.
Fire crews must have responded to the inferno quite quickly as they were able to extinguish it before the hood, front quarter panels, front bumper, and front wheels caught fire. That’s probably no consolation for the owner of the Ferrari but hey, at least if they want to keep a wheel as a souvenir, they can.
The Signal Mountain Fire Department shut off the remaining pumps at the station and also closed off the road to one direction of traffic while containing the fire.
Some Ferrari F430 owners have asserted that the car may have faulty fuel filler necks over the years but it’s never been proven the car has some kind of manufacturing defect that makes it prone to catching fire while filing up.