[HIGHTECHDUDE]

I sped up the boring parts... guy survives with severe burns.

Originally Posted by Google Translation:

CUERNAVACA, (April 6, 2024) — A fire threatened to become a tragedy at a gas station in Cuernavaca, Morelos. A LP gas leak during the recharging of a truck caused an explosion and fire, leaving a worker with severe burns.

The events were recorded in an establishment located in the colony Cerritos de la Cruz, when recharging LP gas in a truck. Apparently a gas leak originated during the process, causing a explosion followed by a fire.

The roar of the explosion echoed in the nearby streets, while a dense column of smoke stood on the scene of the incident. In the video recorded by a security camera the dispatcher is observed using the hose in the gasoline pipeline, and while the tank is full, the client and the workers talk.

Suddenly, the gas leaves the pipeline, what causes a immediate explosion in the truck.

The three people who were in the place were hit by the flames. However, one of the workers remained caught for a moment in the back of the truck. The worker resulted in severe burns. The victim was rushed to a hospital to receive medical attention.

The rapid intervention of the emergency teams was crucial to contain the situation and avoid an even greater tragedy.

The first investigations point to the explosion may have been caused by the use of a cell phone by a person who was near the truck while recharging LP gas.

[kbt3168]

I guess it’s easier to “stop-drop-and roll” if your not the one on fire.

[ride]

I love the flame job on that pickup truck!

[Trucked up]

FIRE!!!!!!

[kellyhound]

just bad luck the guy pulling out his cell-phone and where the gas leak occured

[durt]

That looks like cross between a tesla, and a spacex capsule

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

just bad luck the guy pulling out his cell-phone and where the gas leak occured

Anymore I figure someone will be tinkering with a smart phone everywhere!

I kind of doubt that a cell phone makes enough open spark to explode LPN. My guess that the cell phone cause was just a theory, and the actual igniter was a static spark from those humans walking and moving about.

[houseoftechno]

That cookoff was interesting. I was wondering what would happen if an LPG vehicle had a fuel leak catch fire. I guess the relatively small volume and unconfined nature of the fuel-air space kept it from being a major explosion, as opposed to when a building fills up with gas then literally evaporates with the force of the blast.

[akham]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

Anymore I figure someone will be tinkering with a smart phone everywhere!

I kind of doubt that a cell phone makes enough open spark to explode LPN. My guess that the cell phone cause was just a theory, and the actual igniter was a static spark from those humans walking and moving about.

I recall a documentary I saw once, discussing the switch-off-cell-phone-at-pump rule, claiming that there has never been a confirmed case of a cell phone causing an explosion at a gas station. I don't know if that was correct, but that was the claim.