Everyone knows
Static electricity is everywhere in our lives
It is the ghost of sudden attack
is also the culprit of the fire
According to CCTV News, a fire broke out at a gas station in Queretaro, Mexico recently.
On the 21st, this video was posted on Twitter. In the video, a man was refueling into a fuel tank at a gas station in Queretaro, and his 7-year-old daughter stood in a pickup truck and approached the tank.
At that time, the little girl suddenly put her hand on the fuel tank, and a flame burst out within a few seconds, and the flame quickly became a big fireball. Seeing this, the girl's father quickly pulled out the oil gun. Unexpectedly, gasoline splashed and the fire quickly spread to the gas station and the car, becoming a sea of fire.
Others in the gas station fled in all directions. In just 11 seconds, the father and daughter were swallowed by fireballs, and both were sent to a general hospital for treatment.
In the end, the girl suffered multiple first- and second-degree burns, and the girl's father unfortunately died.
Local government officials said that the explosion was caused by static electricity on the girl's clothes, which ignited gasoline steam, causing a fire.
The editor reminds
static electricity on the body before refueling. Entering refueling information on the keyboard is also a "discharge" process. Some gas stations have special electrostatic releases, and a fire may occur if it does not release static electricity.
In fact, fires caused by static electricity are common
On September 20, 2017, an explosion occurred in a gas station in Hefei City, Anhui Province, causing two people to be injured and one person died. According to investigation, the cause of the accident was that the residual oil and gas in the gasoline tank evaporated to the tank entrance, causing ignition and explosion when encountered with static electricity or sparks.
On January 15, 2014, a resident of Jiangdu Wuqiao Town, , Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, aging and leaking the liquefied gas pipeline at his home. The elderly at home produced static electricity when they got up early to wear clothes, causing an explosion, resulting in large-scale burns on the head and hands.
On November 20, 2012, a hardware product company in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, had a high aluminum dust concentration in the workshop, and an explosion occurred due to static electricity, causing 7 workers to be injured.
In order to avoid these tragedies happening again
Please remember the little knowledge of
to avoid "static electricity" in your daily life!
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1
wear less woolen sweaters, use common cotton products
2
replace rubber sole material
3
Try to use air humidifier
4
touch the door frame when getting off the car
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cleverly use key to reduce static electricity
00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 You can grab the metal part of the key with your hands and touch the door with the key tip.
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Use knuckles to contact metal objects
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Clever spray water
You can also bring a small bottle of spray water when you go out and spray a little on your clothes every once in a while, which can effectively remove static electricity from your body.
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Touch the wall first before taking off clothes
Before taking off clothes, gently touch the wall with your hands, and before touching the door handle or faucet, you should also touch the wall with your hands to release static electricity.
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Vitamin C anti-static
Apply a layer of vitamin A/C/E to the surface of plastics, rubber, etc. that are prone to static electricity to prevent static electricity.
