Propane Safety
Or- what not to do- A propane tank being hauled in an SUV exploded Sunday afternoon when a passenger lit a cigarette while the vehicle was in front of the entrance to the Central Florida Fairgrounds, ...
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otrfun wrote:
"ORLANDO, Fla. - A propane tank being hauled in an SUV exploded Sunday afternoon when a passenger lit a cigarette while the vehicle was in front of the entrance to the Central Florida Fairgrounds, Orlando police said."
Seriously doubt the propane tank itself exploded. If it had, gotta wonder why these folks weren't killed instantly with deadly shrapnel.
IMO the leaking propane itself caused all the damage and injuries---leaving the propane tank intact.
X2. It is very difficult to cause a propane tank to actually explode. I once watched a house fire where the 500 gallon propane tank next to the structure got so hot that it vented it's contents to the atmosphere, creating a HUGE flame shooting into the sky, but the tank did not explode.
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