I kinda think he meant a person, not a vehicle. Having tried (and failed) to put out more than one vehicle fire, I can not even imagine trying to put one out with a blanket. I have worked in places where they had boxes mounted over doors, with an easy opening latch on it. If on fire, you went to the door, hit the latch, the blanket (wool of course) dropped on you, and you wrapped yourself in it to smother the fire. Or so the plans said...
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