The xenon lamps produce an arc between the electrodes and operate at thousands of volts ... they could ignite something ,, that said the antifreeze doesn’t strike me as particularly flammable or likely to contact the arc of the lightbulb.
Especially since antifreeze in a car is a 50/50 mixture with water so the igniting excuse further takes on the air of BS. Secondly, if it did get between the bulb electrodes wouldn’t the fuse just blow first?
The strangest part of this whole story is the husband does not even tell the fireman his wife is burning up. When you watch the video the fireman are not concerned while fighting the fire and no one is seen yelling and screaming to get the woman out of the car. The neighbors called it in not the husband.
If the radiator is damaged hitting the work bench, did this happened when she came home after closing the 14 billion dollar deal the night before? Did she pass out in the car? If so why did the husband say she got up early to catch a flight. If he saw her get up how on earth could he stand and watch the fire without going crazy.
Footage of the fire in on another thread.
“The xenon lamps produce an arc between the electrodes “ in a quartz tube in a sealed glass enclosure.
“The xenon lamps...”
Except the 2008 BMX X5 has sealed HALOGEN bulbs.
more likely the window washer fluid would ignite then the antifreeze.
Might be that the antifreeze solution sprayed out causing a short at the back of the lamp, igniting the plastic housing.