New Britain herald., 1922-10-11
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STATIC IS CAUSE
 OF GAS EXPLOSION
Creation of This Form Of EleC-
 triCity Results in BlOW.Up

Washington, Oct l1.---A big tank transporting gasoline was blown ur by a terrific explosion on the street recently because passerby who didn't know what he was doing picked up q piece of chain, He saw Che chain dangling by one end from Ghe truck and though he would pos sibly save the truck from being wrecked through fouling the chain in one of the wheels.
 The man didn't know the chain wae hanging there for a purpose. He didn't know that gasoline, unlike water, is a nom conductor of electric ity. Possibly he didn't even know that strained through such materials as chamois skin filters. sets up consider able charges of frictional or static electricity But that was what caused the trucks destruction.
 Usually when the big tank truck backs up to the filling plug at a service station or other storage places, the metallic nozzle from the truck touches the metallic intake pipe and thus forms a ground for any charge of static electricity that may collect in the truck. Sometimes, however. the nozzle does not touch a grounding point, and with no other metallic ground from the truck, the car is perfectly insulated, standing as it does on rubber tires. Sometimes, al- so, the nozzle of the truck outlet pipe rests against a wooden piece in the intake pipe and is thereby likewise insulated, for dry wood is also an in- sulator.
 Cause of Static
 While the gasoline is poured into the storage tank a certain amount of vapor arises. and there is certain to be some about the intake and the truck. The flow of the liquid will set 2 up a static charge in the truck. AS ] the charge increases, it may become strong enough to leap the gap to the nearest ground, or the two points may be brought into contact. There is a spark, a flash, an explosion and un- told damage may result
 Consequently the careful tank driver always has a metallic part lldHSlHS lIOHl llle lluCh lO lHt Slpuiitl, a, rod or chain, to drain off the cleo tric charge as it collects, as long as the gasoline is being drawn off.
 The same basic fact has been the cause of numerous smaller fires and explosions in garages, both private and public. In one instance a car was being filled with gasoline from a can. While the employe ran the gas into the can he strained it through a chamois filter in funnel To make the funnel sit up straight in the hole in the tank wooden ring was placed in the hole and the funnel was placed in that. Thus the can was isolated. After pouring some gasoline into the tank, the man brought the can spout into contact with the tank. There was a spark, a flash and the resulting explosion.
 Static Charges Set Up.
 A man was pumping gasoline into can in his own garage, He hung the pail on the hook over the spout of the pump. He did not notice that the pail had a wooden handle. By reason of the wooden handle the pail was insulated from the pump. The flowing gasoline set up static charge in the pail which leaped the gap to the pump and another fire was start ed.
 Friction of silk cloth will produce static electricity. and fires have been caused, it has been reported to gov ernment agencies, when silk cloths