Gasoline Tanker Transfer Gone Wrong - Static

As we can see, the worker who goes to the hose connection and pulls the hose out of the tank tells us the hose was NOT connected to the tank AND that the tank was NOT equipped with a dip tube for filling. So, this event lends itself to "splash filling" gasoline (non-conductive flammable liquid). No Emergency Shutdown System was used on the truck, which allowed the flow of fuel to feed the fire.