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Originally Posted by dstankov
FYI, there are numerous documented cases of gas station fires being started by the static electricity generated from folks getting in or out of their car while the nozzle was pumping gas in the tank.
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In those instances, at least the ones I've seen, its been static generated while the person is entering and exiting the vehicle which charges up their body and then when they touch the metal pump handle to extract it from the tank they get a spark. In these cases the spark was right at the filler neck.
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