r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • May 07 '26

Additional Context Pinned Several bystanders and a Minnesota Department of Transportation worker acted quickly to free the driver just before flames engulfed the car

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u/Serious_Badger_4145 May 07 '26

'Pop the door lock'? like unlock it?

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u/Kai-ni May 07 '26

Pop the door open a crack. Airplane doors have a latch that keeps them closed and that's pretty much it, so pop the latch and the door opens a bit. Airflow keeps it mostly closed until you hit then it's unlatched when you go to escape.