Incident Title     Man in Guarded Condition After Being Engulfed in Flames While Pumping Gasoline       Location Date of Incident   Charleston, WV, United States 11/29/2000   CSB Incident Number NRC Report Number Board Ref. Number   2000-5032 None Reported None Reported   Current Status Date of Report Update   No CSB Action 12/1/2000 - 10:10 AM   Incident Types Location Types   - Fire Fixed Facility   Evacuations Injuries Fatalities   None Reported 1 None   Chemicals Involved   - Gasoline   Description or Latest Development   ----- Information Added: Friday, December 1, 2000 - 10:15 AM ----- Christopher Mooney of Montgomery was transferred to the burn unit at Western Pennsylvania Hospital after he was injured Wednesday night (12/29/2000) while pumping gasoline at an Exxon station in Charleston. On Friday (12/1/00) Mooney was listed in guarded condition. Fire investigators at the scene of the incident yesterday were unsure what sparked the fire. "There's a lot of things that can cause that gas to ignite," said David Erwin of the Charleston Fire Department.  "Something as simple as static electricity can build up and something as simple as laying a hand on your car can cause a discharge." Erwin said the fire also could have been sparked by a cigarette or a cell phone. "If you're standing talking on the cell phone at the same time you're filling up your tank, you're creating an inherent problem with gas vapors," he said.   Sources ( * indicates the original source) Source Details   Media - Associated Press * 12/01/2000 0148EST