The spinning steel and plastic components of a combine, insulated from the ground by rubber tires and plastic skid shoes on small grain platforms, have been proven to create a static electric charge ...

As you brace yourself for the hazards of winter driving, here’s another to keep in mind: Static electricity can spark havoc at the gas pump. Incidents of static sparking fuel vapors into fires are ...

VideoTook Only A SparkThis Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board video of Barton Solvents plant's destruction explains how a tank farm explosion and fire could have been avoided with proper ...

WICHITA, Kan. — An explosion last year at an area Barton Solvents distribution plant was most likely caused by a static spark from a loosely held measuring float, investigators said Thursday. Such ...