1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auJason Torchinskyhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/jasontorchinsky-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="z2Bn7s7cDQ"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/08/no-one-is-really-sure-why-so-many-korean-bmws-have-been-catching-on-fire/">No One Is Really Sure Why So Many Korean BMWs Have Been Catching On Fire</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/08/no-one-is-really-sure-why-so-many-korean-bmws-have-been-catching-on-fire/embed/#?secret=z2Bn7s7cDQ" width="600" height="338" title="“No One Is Really Sure Why So Many Korean BMWs Have Been Catching On Fire” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="z2Bn7s7cDQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/03/jce3qc5c7celzocavbtc.png?quality=751596895When it comes to things people want in their cars, a fire is pretty far down the list, and that’s true for pretty much anywhere in the world, including South Korea. This is bad news for South Korean owners of BMW diesels, which have been catching fire at an alarming rate: 11 caught fire in […]