August 6
Riverside, Calif. - Fire officials in Riverside, Calif., say firefighters were called to investigate a van that was filled with 125 gallons of gasoline stored in unsafe containers.

Battalion Chief Jeff Dredla said firefighters were called to the scene after someone reported seeing vapors emanating from the vehicle parked outside an apartment complex. He said the gas, much of which was stored in empty laundry detergent bottles and other flimsy containers, was baking in the afternoon heat inside the van.

"It was just unbelievable," Dredla said.

The owner of the van was not cited by police but firefighters stood by while the man dispensed the gas into multiple vehicles. Dredla said the man claimed not to realize how dangerous his gasoline storing practices were.

Dredla said gasoline should never be put in the passenger section of a vehicle for storage or transport and the limit for a single vehicle should be five gallons in approved containers.
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wow, what a molly.... sure would have made a big easter fire...

What the hell was he doing with that much gas anyway, it beggars belief

Indeed.......very very dangerous.

That much fumes, ticking time bomb

He didn,t realize that the way he stored gas was unsafe? How much common sense does it take to figure that out? i,d say no more than a thimble full!

And, where did he get it from? Any gas store will (or SHOULD) watch what people put gas into since it is such a dangerous liquid. And the fumes are way more dangerous than the liquid since the fumes explode when exposed to flames ( that van was a ticking bomb). When I worked on a ferry landing, I had to make sure no one went on board with more than one 5 gallon FULL gas can. An empty one was not allowed, the driver would either have to put water in it or drive around the lake. So many people actually don't understand the dangers of gas and propane.