Sentences with phrase «tank catching fire»
On September 7th, 1980 more than 100 firefighters braved a series of explosions and fires at the Port of Albany after a gasoline storage tank caught fire.
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The tanker reportedly caught fire in the process of transferring fuel into an underground tank at a fuel station at Poly Junction in the area.
The immediate cause was clear: about 180 tonnes of petrol had leaked from a storage tank and the resulting vapour cloud had caught fire.
William Maley Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com June 4, 2013 In a surprising form of defiance, Chrysler has said no the demand made by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Liberties due to fuel tanks that could catch on fire in a rear end accident.
Older models of the Crown Vic had been criticized by safety advocates for gas tanks that ruptured and caught fire in high - speed rear - end collisions.
Second, the location of the fuel tank behind the Pinto's rear axle made it vulnerable to puncture by protruding differential housing bolts in a low - speed, rear - end crash and, therefore, to catching fire.
There is a greater chance of a large truck's fuel tank rupturing or causing a vehicle to catch on fire, which could lead to serious, disfiguring burns to the skin.