I was near an explosion once, but it wasn't gasoline or diesel. A motorhome was being filled with propane. The owners were elderly. The man was outside with the station attendant while he filled the tanks. Either the furnace or fridge kicked on and some propane fumes blew that motorhome to pieces. We were in a camper about 20 yards from there. It knocked the windows out and melted the siding on ours. I thought ours was going to go on it's side the way it rocked. Woke us all up on that Sunday morning. The woman inside died and burned with the MH. The man and attendant were blown clear but had injuries. The large bulk propane tank was knocked off it's stand. Like I said, this was propane. I won't ever mess with that stuff after seeing that. I do however fill my truck with diesel and don't worry about what is on or off. I can hold a lighter to diesel fuel and it won't ignite.
