Abstract
An HSRI study of fire in motor vehicle accidents examined four aspects of this subject: the number of such fires, that occur annually, the number of fatalities accompanied by such fires, the number of fatalities resulting directly from such fires, and relationships between types of crashes, fuel leakage, fuel-fed fires, and associated fatalities. The study found that from 180 to 260 annual fatalities resulting from vehicle fires could be eliminated if all vehicles on U.S. roadways were to comply with the standards contained in the newly amended motor vehicle safety standard 301.