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6.16.2006 | Transporting gas in the trunk of your vehicle could get you this:

posted by Jon
08:24 | SAY SOMETHING |

Happened at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I bet the explosion was amazing. The paragraphs below (from the e-mail I received about this) explain more.

"Ten vehicles were damaged in the parking lot of the hospital by a fire that started in the trunk of a POV. The trunk contained two 5-gallon gas cans filled with gasoline. The Fort Leonard Wood Fire Department suspects that the fumes built up inside the closed truck and then were ignited by an electrical source (taillights, brake lights, etc.). The gas containers did not have the lids on tight. They only had the spouts with caps, which would allow for leakage of vapors.

"Fortunately, no one was injured. This incident could easily have caused serious injuries and much greater damage. This should call to our attention the facts that gasoline and other fuels are extremely dangerous and that we must use great care when using, transporting, or storing them."