Sentence examples for malfunction or fire from inspiring English sources
"From a safety perspective," the task-force explained, "all electrical components on board an aircraft must have the ability to have their power source interrupted in the event of an electrical-system malfunction or fire".
French officials are investigating whether an electrical malfunction or human error caused the fire, which was first spotted by officials who saw smoke pouring out of a first-class sleeper car as the train passed through the Nancy station on its overnight route to Vienna.
Sometimes, too, devices fire "inappropriately" — they malfunction or are fooled by arrhythmias that aren't dangerous.
He said the debris and a vibration caused the gun to malfunction and fire, without a trigger pull, when Mr. Williams jerked it upward to close its barrels.
Malfunction caused fire on first barge.
If you do get a type-3 malfunction under fire, many pistol masters will tell you just to grab for your back-up.
Loudly scream, "Help!" or "Fire!".
Smoke or fire alarm devices.
For example, we plug in toasters and turn on washing machines without being concerned that they malfunction, operate in a way that causes other appliances to malfunction or be subject to electric shocks, external tampering, catch fire, etc.
Possible explanations for what went wrong include a fire in the cockpit that incapacitated the crew, an electrical malfunction, or something more sinister: irrational pilot behavior or coercion by a terrorist who somehow gained entry to the cabin.
