FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE REFUELING THE GASOLINE TANK, THE NOZZLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS OFF, DRIVER DOES NOT SMOKE AND THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE KNOWN REASON FOR THE FIRE TO START. NO CELL PHONE USEAGE. KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION. POSSIBLE STATIC ELECTRICITY.*AK