it s most likely a short circuit of the wiring and that certainly was very possible. you look at all the evidence. whatever ignited the fuel of the tank was inside the tank. it didn t come from outside. the cockpit voice recorder recovered one week after the crash may provide evidence. the pilot is heard observing a strange reading on a fuel flow gauge. that s probably an indication of some type of short circuit going on. this airplane was old, it was getting ready to be taken out of service. and there are more clues. one second before the cockpit voice recording ends, there are two dropouts in background noise suggesting a possible arc on the cockpit wiring. investigators believe in this moment high voltage enter the center wing fuel tank igniting the warm fuel vapors. that ignition caused overpressurization of the tank
underground tank off. so she probably saved the building. with the fire out and everyone safe, one question remains. what sparked the fire? gasoline vapors are more flammable than liquid gas. fuel vapors are also heavier than air, so they sink. and on such a cool, breezeless night, the fumes stay where they fall and pile up. so conditions are perfect for what happens next. the occupant of the car got in out of his car several times, the car had cloth seats, the subject had hoodie tight clothing on, and we believe that it built up a static charge, and when he got back out of his car for the last time and reached for the nozzle to shut it off, the static charge he had built up in his body discharged and ignited the vapors. the lesson to be learned here is, next time you re at the pump on a cold, breezeless night, make sure to touch something metal before you touch the gas
access to the underground tank. she probably saved the building. with the fire out and everyone safe, one question remains. what sparked the fire? fuel vapors are heavier than air, and they sink, and on such a cool, breezeles night, the fumes say where they fall and pile up. conditions are perfect for what happens next. the oxygen of the car got in and out of his car several times. the car the subject had hoody type clothing on, and we believe that it built up a static charge, and when he got back out of his car the last time, and reached for the nozzle to shut it off, the static charge that he built up in his body discharged, and ignited the vapors. the lesson to be learned here is next time you re at the pump on a cold, breezeless night, touch something metal before you
so she probably saved the building. with the fire out and everyone safe, one question remains. what sparked the fire? gasoline vapors are more flammable than liquid gas. fuel vapors are also heavier than air, so they sink. and on such a cool, breezeless night, the fumes stay where they fall and pile up. so conditions are perfect for what happens next. the occupant of the car got in out of his car several times, the car had cloth seats, the subject had hoodie tight clothing on, and we believe that it built up a static charge, and when he got back out of his car for the last time and reached for the nozzle to shut it off, the static charge he had built up in his body discharged and ignited the vapors. the lesson to be learned here is, next time you re at the pump on a cold, breezeless night, make sure to touch something metal before you touch the gas pump, especially if you have cloth seats.
now to the major political upheaval in iraq. the embattled prime minister nuri al maliki announced he is stepping aside. ending a political deadlock that plunged the country into uncertainly. how al maliki threw his support behind the rival. a move applauded by the white house. major general harold greene laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. the highest ranking officer to die in either iraq or afghanistan wars. he was killed by a man believed to be an afghan soldier. the two-star general was 55 years old and went to afghanistan in january. his first tdemroemenployment to zone. clean-up and repairs from the fuel tanker explosion in nashville will take days to complete. fuel vapors seeped into the sewer and water systems triggering those smaller blasts. several officials now say that both systems are working.