Exploding Cougar 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
An Austrian motorist blew up his car when he tried to open it with his remote control key fob.
His Ford Cougar exploded, sending car parts flying hundreds of feet in all directions.
Police in Sollenau initially treated the case as a possible bomb attack but it turned out the owner of the car was to blame.
He was carrying two containers of oxy-acetaline gas in his car boot, reports Die Krone newspaper.
Police Chief Inspector Rudolf Scheidl said: "On both containers, the valves weren't closed."
When the owner of the car used the remote, a spark set off the mixture of gas and air inside the car.
Nobody was injured but eight other cars were damaged.
This has to be worth an Honourable Mention: not only did the owner of the car store highly explosive gas in the boot (where it'll get nice and warm from being over the exhaust) but left the valves open...bet he's glad he didn't open the car with the key. Bet the owners of the eight other cars aren't. Submitted on 06/10/2003
Submitted by:
Natalie Fidler
Reference:
Ananova, 10/602003
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