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Heat hazards in parked vehicles

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Latest: Heat risks in parked vehicles for e-cigarettes and medicine

When ambient temperatures exceed 50 °C, parked cars can become lethal chambers. Extreme heat deforms plastics, dries and cracks rubber parts, and raises interior surfaces to burn-risk levels. Guidance continues to stress

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