Static electricity car fire

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Things just aren't going very well for the guy in this video. He lost his job, had to drop the fire insurance on his car, and was busy with a few things when he pulled up to this gas pump....

http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/78719497.html#

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A study done in 2002 examining 150 fires of this nature suggests that women are far more likely than men to get back in the car while fueling and then exit, triggering a static discharge ignition.