Static Electrcity Sparks Car Fire In Jefferson County
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Pine Bluff officials are blaming static
electricity for a fire that significantly damaged a vehicle.
The fire apparently began when a customer pumping gasoline
touched the pump nozzle, causing a static electrical spark that
ignited gasoline vapors.
The Petroleum Equipment Institute has documented more than 100
fueling fires that appear to have been caused by static
electricity.
ExxonMobil suggests that customers touch exterior metal on their
vehicle with their bare hand to ground themselves anytime they are
about to touch a gas nozzle.
If a fire starts, do not touch or remove the pump nozzle. Get
away from the vehicle.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
