JRP3
Hyperactive Member
I'm guessing that was a propane leak? Seemed to be venting for a while, gas built up on the ground, then was ignited by a passing vehicle. Leaking CNG should have risen up.
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This would make big news if a Tesla caused this.
http://ktla.com/2014/06/12/caught-on-video-man-rescued-just-before-gas-pump-explodes/#axzz349RJkCOS
A diesel engine is a combustion chamber so I would never say there is zero risk.
Of course there isn't zero risk of an asteroid falling from the sky and crushing you while sitting in a Tesla charging the battery at a supercharger station either.
I just wouldn't worry about either. Gasoline is an entirely different story.
I guess I meant is the risk reduced by turning the engine off. If it is then I would think the same rule should apply for diesel or gas.
Diesel doesn't produce sufficient fumes anywhere near ambient temperature to ignite. You wold have to aerosolize (or very finely mist) the diesel over an open flame to have a chance of igniting it.
A pool of diesel is almost impossible to ignite with a lit match.
Lego gets it.
Leaked 2015 product catalog with EXPLODING GAS PUMP set.