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Safety at the Gas Pumps 101

Remain outside your vehicle during fueling to avoid creating a static charge - Do not get back into your car during fueling.

Stop engine/do not restart engine while fueling -  Leaving your vehicle running or restarting during fueling could result in a flash fire.

No smoking or use of lighters during fueling - could cause a fire.

No children allowed to dispense fuel - results are fuel spillage/or fire.

Do not remove nozzle if a fire starts - If a fire occurs during fueling leave the nozzle in the fill pipe. The fire will practically go out by itself in the pump is turned off.

Never leave a nozzle unattended or use a foreigh object to keep it in the lock position.