Static Fires

Articles

WATCH: Dust Hazards During the Winter- Safety Message from the US Chemical Safety Board

Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Static Fire at Retail Petrol Stations - An examination of the myths and facts about fires caused by static electricity and exploding mobile phones

See a Notebook PC Explode

Dangers of Propylene Cylinders in High Temperatures:Fire at Praxair, St. Louis, Missouri - From the CBS Video Room

Lithium Battery Fires: Analyzing a Lithium Battery Fire

Lithium Battery Fires: Lipo Fires Two

Lithium Battery Fires: Lipo Bunker Tests # 3

Static Electricity in Man's Jacket Leads to Burns-Believe it ot not!

Breaking Through the Static: How to Find Information on the Safety of Your Cell Phone - Special report and investigation from NYC Council

CBS Early Show:
Fires Sparked at the Gas Pump- static electricity expert Steve Fowler interviewed by CBS

Cell Phones Exploding a Growing Problem

OPW Now has Static Dissipative Warning Labels for Gasoline Stations


Fowler Associates

The Oxygenated Fuels Mandate - High vapor pressure plus ESD = fires- By Dr. Robert R. Swank, Jr.

Petroleum Retailers Responsibilities Regarding Static Ingition While Customers Transfer Gasoline-By Jim Pharr, Fire Marshall- September 23, 2004

Cell phones and electrical safety fact sheet from SMOHIT-sheet metal organization gets it right about static fires but misses the mark on cell phones. (PDF. File)

Could Static Electricity be Responsible for Tanker Explosions?

Hydrogen versus Gasoline Fire -Which car would you rather be in?

Self-Service Gas Stations Across Japan are Exploding with Problems

Crystal ball starts fire at Oklahoma home-Not Static Related...but Interesting Fire from Crystal Ball

Safety and Trial Lawyer: The Forgotten Issues in 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA)

Static Can Trigger Explosive Fires At Pumps: Drivers Warned To Remain At Pump

UNSAFE Act - Refueling Your Vehicle, Why Have We Not Been Warned ?

StaTOUCH-Offers Static Dissipative Labels for Gasoline Dispensers

KVBC News 3 Investigates- The Debate Over Static Electricity at the Pump

Simple Static Could Spark Deadly Explosion

CNN: Little-Known Dangers at Gas Pumps

Inside Edition Runs Story on Auto Refueling Fires Due to Static

Exxon Mobile Issues New Warning and Label for Refueling Pumps

NFPA Fact Sheets - Safety at Service Stations

Static Fires At Gas Pump Warning Alert!

Preventing Gasoline Burn Injuries

Report on the Risk of Static Ignition During Vehicle Refueling- Dr. Jeremy Smallwood-Electrostatic Solutions, Ltd

Static Electricity and the Gas Pump Fires


BMW Recalls Mini's Due to Gas Tank Static Problems

Are Cell Phones Hazardous at the Gas Pump?

Static Incidents

Static Electricity Blamed for Virginia Gas Pump Fire

Six Workers Burned at Wisconsin Power Plant Explosion

Truck Explodes into Fireball at South Carolina Gas Station (see video) -WSPA News Channel 7 reports from BP station off Highway 290, Duncan, SC

ick Up Truck Fire caused by Static Electricity (see video)

North Carolina Teen Killed in Boat Refueling Explosion

Virginia Woman Escapes Injury from Gas Station Fire Caused by Static Electricity

West Virginia Gas Station Explosion Kills Four

Ohio Gas Station Damaged by Fire Caused by Static Electricity

Static Spark Probable Cause of Texas Cargo Van Fire

Unbelieveable Surveillance Video of Static Fire She was lucky the pump had been cut off.

New Mexico Gas Station Fire Under Investigation

Knoxville Gas Station Fire Caused by Static Electricity

Gas pump fire claims life of North Carolina woman

Huge Explosion Destroys Sports Car

Static Electricity Blamed for Utah Gas Pump Fire

Florida Man Severely Burned While Pumping Gas

Cause of Colorado Gas Station Fire Unknown

Static Electricity Could have Ignited Fire at Montana Gas Station

SPINX -Gas Stations to Have Static Dissipative Warning Labels

Another Gas Pump Fire in Waynesville, NC Injures 12 year-old Girl

California Girl Burned by Cell Phone

Static Electricity Blamed for California Fuel Fire

Static Electricity Cause of Missouri Refueling Fire

UPDATE: Static Electricity Now Said to be Cause of Refueling Fire: Cell Phone Blamed for NY Gas Station Fire

Static Electricity Cause of North Carolina Chemical Plant Fire

Static Fire Destroys Tucson Man's Car

Alabama Gas Station Fire Sends Man to Hospital

Iowa grain elevator explosion leaves one injured

Black Mountain, North Carolina Van Fire - Now with Photos

Michigan Gas Station Fire - 2 Year Old Boy Saved

Lackland Refueling Fire Burns Man

Fire Damages NC Maufacturing Plant

UPDATE: Static Electricity at Fault, says Fire Marshall: Tractor-Trailer Explosion

Tractor-Trailor Explodes as Cell Phone Rings

Guam Tanker Fires Linked to Static Electricity- Fire burned for six days and comsumed four storage tanks

Chemical Plant Fire Started by Static Electricity

Static + Gas May Have Caused 4 Homes in Indiana to Explode

Danger at the Pump in Fort Worth, Texas

Static Electricity Gas Fire Burns a Young Man in Texas

Mississippi Woman Escapes Injury While Pumping Gas

Chesterfield, SC Woman Narrowly Escapes Refueling Fire

The Anne Gouker Story-Tragically, 35 Year Old Mother Dies in Auto Refueling Fire- in 1996

Tucson Man Burned in Static Refueling Fire

1998 Report on Tanker Truck Fire Due to Static

Cape Girardeau Fire Guts Dodge Caravan

Woman Narrowly Escapes Auto Refueling Fire In Charlotte, NC

ESD Journal Revisits with Mr. Sierra to Discuss his Toyota Tundra Burning During First Time Fill-up

Jet DEFUELING Explosion

Georgia Stylist's Hair Catches Fire at Gas Pump

Asphalt Patching Truck Explosion- probable cause: a spark of static electricity

Missouri Gas Station Suffers Underground Fire Caused by Static Electricity and Gas Vapors

Brazilian Rocket Explodes


Man Dies in Camper Refueling Fire

Fire Starts at Opp Gas Station

WITI Fox 6 Runs Refueling Fire Story!

ABC 7 - San Francisco Runs Refueling Fire Story!

United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Reports on Static and Chemical Fires

Gasoline Container Fire in Louisiana

Static Sparks Pickup Truck Fire-Kansas man's 1996 pickup truck destroyed in gas fire

Aerosmith Drummer's Car Ignites


Car Ignites While Two Brothers Were Refueling

 

Fill Up Danger at BJ's - ESD Journal has found more evidence in refueling fires

Another Close Call with ESD & a Gas Pump- Florida woman's account of a close call at the gas pumps

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Be Aware!


StaTouch
Dissipative Warning Signs

Fire at the pump-spreading the word about the danger of static electricity fires at the gas pump-WLTX-TV Columbia, SC


TEXSTAT Creates new "Antishock Brush!"

Video of Auto Refueling
Fire Tests!

Static Electricity & Refueling Fire Safety Brochure-offers valuable information and great safety tips, By Fowler Associates, Inc.


Spray Product Reduces
Static on Vehicle Seats

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH): Warning- Fire Hazard from Filling Portable Gas Cans in Pickup Trucks & Cars

RaceTrac Warns Consumers of Refueling Dangers

Workplace Bulletin: Fire and Explosion Hazards When Servicing Fuel Tanks

Dos and Don't at the Gas Pump-Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

Static Warnings for Self -Service Stations


Ring May Reduce Painful Shocks?
and fatigue too?

Static Smart at the Pump

Have You Received an E-mail Warning Regarding Fires at the Gas Pump?

Gas Refueling Safety Tips - from the American Society of Safety Engineers

Pumping Gas Can be Dangerous

Exxon Mobil Recommends that Consumers Observe All Posted Safety Warning while Pumping Gas


Anti-Shoc
New device from
Switzerland helps eliminate
shocks from static build-up

Don't Believe Web Hoax/Myth Sites on Auto Fires

Static Electricity Can Cause Fires at the Pump

Static Electricity Hazards

Refueling Guidelines

Static Electricity May Be Cause of Recent Flash Fires -Reported by the independent student newspaper of The University of Missouri-Columbia

Court Decision Shows Rhino Linings is only Truck Bed Liner Proven to Actually Decrease Risk of Explosion

Static Could Cause Sparks at the Gas Pump- as reported by The Missouri Department of Agriculture

 

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