It is trying like a Ford Expedition could have been the reason for a hearth amongst Hertz automobiles rented by the Secret Service throughout President Biden’s latest Nantucket go to over Thanksgiving.
A number of media experiences say the fireplace, which concerned 5 automobiles, seems to have first ignited in a white Ford Expedition. Not less than that is the main focus for investigators, who haven’t but provided an official dedication. Native officers have mentioned the fireplace was not suspicious.
2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators had been topic to an pressing recall in Could for an issue with the battery junction field. Ford mentioned on the time the issue carried a hearth danger, and suggested homeowners to park the SUVs exterior and away from buildings or different automobiles. Ford devised a repair for the issue in July and mentioned it may have all recalled automobiles repaired by September.
That, in fact, depends on homeowners (or rental automotive firms) really getting the automobiles in for the restore. It is unclear but whether or not the Expedition in query received into the store. Hertz advised Automotive Information, “We will verify {that a} hearth involving our automobiles occurred early the morning of Nov. 28, on the rental automotive overflow lot at Nantucket Memorial Airport. Luckily, nobody was injured. We’re working with the native authorities on their investigation.”
A big automotive hearth involving a number of rental automobiles at Nantucket Memorial Airport is now out. There have been no accidents reported however no less than 4 automobiles sustained important injury. #nantucket pic.twitter.com/VF7Zh7qoot
— Nantucket Present (@ACKCurrent)
November 28, 2022
The automobiles rented by Biden’s element additionally included a Chevy Suburban, a Ford Explorer, a Jeep Gladiator, and an Infiniti QX80.
