The belief that cell phones will start a fire at the pump is only a myth, but static electricity can spark a fire during fueling, as some may have seen on YouTube ...

It’s rare, but not impossible. Static electricity, the same thing that shocks you when you touch a doorknob, could ignite gasoline fumes when pumping fuel at a gas station. Without taking the proper ...

As you brace yourself for the hazards of winter driving, here’s another to keep in mind: Static electricity can spark havoc at the gas pump. Incidents of static sparking fuel vapors into fires are ...

Driving has always been a bit dangerous, but these days there is an added risk to taking to the road – fires at the fuel pump. Static electricity generated by customers at an increasing number of self ...

I recently noticed the fine-print warning at the gas pump about the risk of fire from static electricity sparks. How serious is this? – Tatum in Campbell River, B.C. You're probably more likely to be ...

CARSON CITY – A Minden man narrowly escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when the gas pump he was using ignited, apparently because of static electricity. “I had just pumped 14 gallons of gas, started ...

The cause of an explosion at a Plainview gas station has been confirmed and static electricity is the cause. The Plainview Daily Herald captures the scene just moments after the flames shot up. The ...

RICHMOND, Va.-- AAA is warning drivers -- again -- about static electricity at the gas pumps after a woman and her son were injured in a fire near Richmond Tuesday morning. The car was not running at ...

The stickers on the gasoline pumps are clear: “Warning. Static Electric Spark Explosion Hazard.” There were other warnings, as well: Never fill portable containers that are in or on the vehicle. No ...

The belief that cell phones will start a fire at the pump is only a myth, but static electricity can spark a fire during fueling, as some may have seen on YouTube ...