Ice resurfacer bursts into flames while cleaning ice rink - video

Frightening video captured an ice resurfacer suddenly bursting into flames at an ice rink in Rochester, New York.
Friday, October 16, 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Frightening video captured an ice resurfacer suddenly bursting into flames at an ice rink in Rochester, New York.

You can hear screams inside the arena, but the driver escaped unharmed.
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He quickly drove off the ice and used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames even before the fire department got there.

He says a hydraulic line broke, causing an ominous red line on the ice.
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Some of the fluid leaked onto a hot pipe, sparking the fire.

Editorial note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the vehicle was a Zamboni. The story has been amended.
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