Plastic water bottle acts like magnifying glass and sets car seat alight

Published date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 19:17:50 +0700

Shocking footage shows a plastic water bottle with water setting a car seat alight after creating a magnifying glass effect with the hot sunlight.

Mechanic Aut Autakorn noticed smoke coming from the cup holder beside the gear stick of a car left in his repair garage in Trang province, Thailand, on March 22 afternoon when temperatures reached 33 degrees Celsius.