Several news outlets are reporting that a person driving a Hummer filled up 5 gallon gas cans and after the person filled them up and drove off it burst into flames . Scary!
we all know that summer is literally within arms reach and you know what that also means hurricane season hopefully this year we won’t have an active year of any hurricanes that would cause widespread power outages and even affect the Gulf of Mexico specifically so it doesn’t drive gasoline prices up but I hope we don’t receive any hurricanes in general.
Every time that there is a hurricane expected to make landfall one of the ways that people get prepared is to fill up on gasoline in the event that power is not restored people can use their generators and be able to fill up their vehicles if gas stations run out of gas, don’t have power for an extended period of time.
Every time that there is a hurricane expected to make landfall one of the ways that people get prepared is to fill up on gasoline in the event that power is not restored people can use their generators and be able to fill up their vehicles if gas stations run out of gas, don’t have power for an extended period of time.
If you choose to go to the gas station and get gas to use at a later time when needed here are a few tips that can keep you and everyone else safe around you.
- Always use an approved container that is specifically meant for gasoline, using any other type of container is inviting a bad outcome.
- Assuming you are using an approved gas container that is specifically meant for gas, always inspect the container to ensure that it has not been compromised in anyway. If the container has been compromised in anyway properly dispose of it.
- All gas containers have a maximum of how much gas should be put inside do not go beyond that as that could be inviting an accident. The manufacture of the containers aren’t trying to cheat you out of the amount of space so you need to buy another one this is so that way the gas can expand.
- Whenever you are transporting gas containers under no circumstances should you be smoking, have any open flames and also try to reduce any and all static electricity that could create a spark.
- When you arrive at the gas station, please the gas containers on the concrete ground do you not, fill them up on your vehicle. If you were to spill any type of gasoline you would want it to be on the concrete pavement and not inside your vehicle. You should also wipe up any spills that are on your gas container.
- Again do not fill the container beyond the maximum amount of gas that the container should hold.
- Put the cap on the container and make sure the cat is secure.
- When you are transporting your gas containers you should make sure that your vehicle does not become extremely hot and if possible crack your windows to allow ventilation.