"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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How about it Ralph? Know anything abou this?

He is correct re static electricity causeing fires while filling containers
with gasoline, especially Plastic one's. The dispenser nozzle is grounded,
but there is no continuity of ground to small containers, ie 5 gallons or
less.

There have been a number of documented cases where "Flash Fires" occured
in/on/under womens clothing shortly after filling a vehicle with gas. A good
majority of these incidents occur as they go to open the car door or open
the door to the Gas station.

Consider the average woman wearing a skirt wears a slip & panty hose under a
wool or mainly synthetic skirt giveing 3 layers of synthetics to rub
together/create static.

This subject has been throughly discussed at ADA several times.
Ralph Nesbitt
Professional FD/CFR/ARFF Type
Posting From ADA


"Fly" :

""Now, back to my question. I am not interested in web sites that
talk about filling gas cans in the back of pick ups. I am interested
in hearing from anyone who has actually witnessed or knows of someone
who has been involved in a combustion occurring from using a plastic
or metal gas can. My point is that I think the regulations on all of
this are probably just bull ****. --Juaquin"


I recently retired from Tulsa Oklahoma Fire Dept after 26 years.
Tulsa metro area has about 500,000 people. The Department has 700
members and makes about 40,000 responses a year. That career allowd
me to pay the bills while playing at the airport.

These incidents DO happen,. they just don't usually make the 6o
o'clock news or the front page.

My self, during my career, I can recall 6 incidents gas tank static
electricity interactions.
Generally these were gas fumes that ignited and 'blow torched' above
the
filler opening for a few seconds.
I recall most were non-injury. Though One person had 25% burns to
the upper body. The upper body 25% so that means the entire front
upper body was burnt.

One incident was a plastic 55 gal drum in the back of a pickup with a
bed liner. No injuries.

And during thje last 3 years, I heard of two other incidents in our
area that were women filling their cars at the gas pumps.. We
surmise while they got in and out their panty hose built a charge.
Afterwards, both had to return home to change their panties!

I think severe burns are the worse injury a human body can suffer.
Spend some time in a hospital burn unit and I think you'll accept my
opinion.

Additionally, within the last 5 years I think there have been two
major hangars fires in Texas and I heard one definietely was caused
from aircraft fuel tanks being drained into plastic drums.

So Jauquin if you laugh at fire codes, you are a damn fool.

Kent Felkins
CFII, A&P/IA
FAA CRS
Tulsa Oklahoma