Man dies in gas pump fire caused by static electricity
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From: enough on 13 Mar 2010 06:32 Short URL: http://con.st/10003085 horrific Man Dies In Freak Gas Pump Fire Caused By Static Electricity By Laura Northrup on March 10, 2010 4:47 PM 0 views (YouTube) A Pennsylvania man died last Friday in a freak fire at a gas station. Authorities say that the fire was sparked by static electricity on the man's body, and he died of inhalation of superheated gases. While this type of fire is very rare and fatalities even rarer, they do happen. To prevent them, you should do something terribly mundane: do not ever get back in your car while fueling, and make sure to touch a metal surface before fueling. Built-up static electricity can be discharged as a spark, igniting the gasoline. But in this case, authorities are unsure what could have ignited the fire. State police fire marshal Eric Keebaugh, who investigated the fire, said several things could have happened to discharge the electricity and spark gasoline vapors. After he got out of his car, Byers might have closed the door with his elbow or his shoe, which would have insulated his body and not allowed him to "ground" any electricity, Keebaugh said. Some clothing also is more prone to lead to the buildup of static electricity, he said. Renkes said he knows of one fire that resulted after a man put on a windbreaker. "There was a perfect alignment of the conditions to create this tragedy," Williamson said |