Rental Cars Used By Secret Service Destroyed In Fire At Airport

[riversedge]

Goodness, glad no one was using this car when it caught fire.

I had missed this story but just saw a tweet by fox news jesse watters on twitter who is has questions!! No, I did not click on the tweet to see what lies he was saying.





Rental Cars Used By Secret Service Destroyed In Fire At Airport
https://www.nantucketcurrent.com/rental-cars-used-by-secret-service-destroyed-in-fire-at-airport


Jason Graziadei • Nov 29, 2022

A large car fire involving multiple rental vehicles recently used by Secret Service agents erupted early Monday morning at Nantucket Memorial Airport. There were no injuries, but five cars sustained significant damage and the blaze occurred just 40 feet from the airport’s jet fuel tanks.


The vehicles were among numerous cars that had been rented by Hertz to the Secret Service during President Biden's stay on the island for the Thanksgiving holiday, two sources told the Current. They had been returned to Hertz less than 24 hours before the fire broke out.


An investigation into the incident has determined that the blaze was not suspicious, according to Nantucket Fire Chief Michael Cranson. The connection to the Secret Service and President Biden, however, put a national spotlight on the story and the island, while fueling conspiracy theories about the fire.


While the official cause is undetermined, officials have focused on a white Ford Expedition as the initial source of the fire. That vehicle was under a safety recall by the manufacturer due to a faulty battery junction box that has caused fires elsewhere. While it had been scheduled for service under the recall, sources said, it had not been repaired........................................................................................

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1. This story would have far more entertainment value

if I were inclined to believe in conspiracy theories.

[Historic NY]

2. One of those pesky Ford carbecue's

While the official cause is undetermined, officials have focused on a white Ford Expedition as the initial source of the fire. That vehicle was under a safety recall by the manufacturer due to a faulty battery junction box that has caused fires elsewhere. While it had been scheduled for service under the recall, sources said, it had not been repaired..

[niyad]

5. I am sooooo stealing this! "carbeque". I was telling someone the other day

about buying one of the first Pintos off the line after that annoying little problem was fixed.

[riversedge]

6. Huge flames in this video from scene.......

Link to tweet

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[Gore1FL]

7. I hear more an more stories about Hertz that makes me never want to rent.

I know someone who rented an electric vehicle--barely charged. He had access to 110...

Their records are so bad they get people who rented and returned their cars arrested for auto theft.

This fire apparently started from a recalled vehicle that wasn't serviced.

[FakeNoose]

8. The story I heard was that Hertz employees were stealing some of the customers' cash deposits

Then the company - not realizing it was their own problem - reported the customers for having "stolen" the cars. Cops would run down the "stolen" cars, arrest the drivers, and then the drivers showed their receipts for having paid in full.

Hertz has such a bad name now, it's surprising they're still in business. Aren't they in bankruptcy already?