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Refueling Fire Caused by Static Electricity (long version)

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Uploaded by on Aug 29, 2009

Video of an actual refueling fire incident (long version).

The Petroleum Equipment Institute began investigating mysterious refueling fires in the mid-1990s. They learned that static electricity—the same thing that shocks you after you drag your feet on the carpet—can ignite gasoline vapors at the pump.

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  • @Ronniewants2die she is lucky, when she pulled the nozzle out of the gas tank.. LEAVE IT IN!!!!

  • Playing with that wool sweater too much...she should have removed it first.

  • looks like she could have had one hell of a flame thrower for a minute.

  • THATS MY GIRL!!!! Cool under pressure. That's one cool ass chick. Marry me.

  • What? No flailing of arms and screaming?

    She broke one of the cardinal rules of fuel filling: don't get back into and then out of, the vehicle. She'd already discharged the static when she touched the pump (and car), the first time.

  • Wow...she lucked out big time!

  • Hey, at least she didn't freak out.

  • she tried to blow the fire out!!! LOL!!!

  • I know, I'll rub my nylon jumper and generate lots of static electricity. Should give a nice spark when I remove the pump.

  • So Lucky!!!

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