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A large quantity of gasoline in a closed container explodes violently when exposed to fire
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Experimental studies confirm that gasoline vapor in closed or confined containers undergoes rapid combustion and produces violent explosions with high overpressures when exposed to ignition sources.

Evidence for · 3
Effects of top vent locations and gasoline volumes on vented gasoline vapor explosion in closed small-scale vessel
2020 · cited by 40
Demonstrates that gasoline vapor explosions in closed vessels generate significant overpressures and violent flame propagation when ignited.
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The analysis

The claim states that a large quantity of gasoline in a closed container explodes violently when exposed to fire. Papers [2], [3], and [5] experimentally examine gasoline vapor explosions in closed vessels or ducts of various sizes, demonstrating that ignition leads to high overpressures, rapid pressure rise rates, and violent flame propagation. No papers refute this well-established physical phenomenon.

More for · 2
Explosions of gasoline vapor/air mixture in closed vessels with different shapes and sizes
2019 · cited by 34
Examines maximum explosion overpressures and rates of pressure rise of gasoline vapor-air mixtures in closed vessels of varying shapes and volumes.
Flame propagation in gasoline vapor–air mixtures with concentration gradient in a closed duct
2020 · cited by 11
Measures significant overpressures reaching up to 450 kPa resulting from the ignition of gasoline vapor-air mixtures in a closed duct.
Everything we examined (12)
  1. The Materials Science behind Sustainable Metals and Alloys.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  2. Catalytic Upcycling of Polyolefins.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  3. Effects of top vent locations and gasoline volumes on vented gasoline vapor explosion in closed small-scale vesselpeer-reviewedsupports
  4. Explosions of gasoline vapor/air mixture in closed vessels with different shapes and sizespeer-reviewedsupports
  5. Experimental study of gasoline vapor deflagration in a duct with an open endpeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  6. Flame propagation in gasoline vapor–air mixtures with concentration gradient in a closed ductpeer-reviewedsupports
  7. Biodigesters for Sustainable Food Waste Management.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  8. Study progress on the pipeline transportation safety of hydrogen-blended natural gas.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  9. Alkylperoxy radicals are responsible for the formation of oxygenated primary organic aerosol.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  10. Recent Advances in Fire Safety of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites for High-Pressure Hydrogen Storage Tanks.peer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  11. Prevention of gasoline vapor explosions in portable fuel containerspeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
  12. Effect of Fuel Distribution on the Onset of Detonation in Gaseous Octane Air Mixturepeer-reviewedno side takennot shown: read and judged not to bear on this claim
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first checked05 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8505 Aug 2026
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