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You see smoke coming from a trailer's wheel area and one tire is burning. Why is approaching the tire from the side dangerous?
- A.A burning tire can explode or burst sideways, throwing burning debris outward from the sidewalls
- B.The danger is only from the tread touching you
- C.Tires never get hot enough to be dangerous
- D.Smoke from tires is harmless to breathe up close
Correct answer
A. A burning tire can explode or burst sideways, throwing burning debris outward from the sidewalls
Why
Heated tires build pressure and can fail violently, and the blast travels out to the sides along the axle line. Approaching in line with the sidewall puts you in that path, so keep distance and let firefighters handle a well-involved tire fire.
Manual topic: Fire - Tire Fires · From the General Knowledge practice bank (GK-201).