It continues to stretch my imagination. This would be a very low speed incident. Cutting the wheel would likely make the front quarter panel make contact with the garage (not the front of the vehicle). They said she was “stricken and unconscious” when the fire started. I still can't find an example of a coolant spray leak in a car causing a fire, much less an explosion.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080118204643AAVoWfb
The only examples I have read about is when the water boils out of the system as in the case of the radiator cap being left off, and vapors building up under the hood.
I still think there was something other than coolant that was the trigger for the fire.
I have not seen the articles you mention. Any links would be appreciated.
I put some coolant in my Roundup sprayer, pumped it 25 times and sprayed it on a lit candle. It put the candle out every time and that was at 100% concentration. Granted the coolant was not at 220 degrees.
Just look up the lady’s name ~ the articles are there.
“Fire experts say antifreeze is rarely the ignition source in auto fires. “It’s usually the last fluid to catch fire, in a fully engulfed fire,” according to a local fire department spokesman.”
http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=2263531