From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Log of accidents involving petroleum spirit during the fuelling of internal combustion engines from 1930 to 1933.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\2\ Scan063 | |
| Date | 21th June 1933 guessed | |
| Copy. ACCIDENTS WITH PETROLEUM SPIRIT DURING THE FUELLING OF TANKS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, 1930-33. ---------- 1930 ---------- Type of Vehicle. Nature of Accident. Place. Motor Cycle. Carburetter leaking badly on to hot exhaust. No one was smoking and lights on cycle had been extinguished. Garage. Lorry. Petrol ignited on overheated exhaust pipe almost directly below tank inlet. Petrol pump. 1931. 7 HP. Austin. Car was being filled at pump when lighting set fused and ignited the petrol. Garage. Lorry. Fire whilst filling tank with petrol - ignition caused by spark from an accumulator. The wires, which were in a worn condition, were moved. Service Station. Lorry. Fuel tank was being replenished and overflowed on to hot exhaust. Garage and contents destroyed. Garage. Morris Lorry. Fire due to spilling petrol on to hot exhaust manifold. Garage. Lorry. Petrol caught fire - ignition due to heat from exhaust. Petrol Depot. 1932. Lorry. Petrol spilled on hot exhaust pipe. Engine was not running. Petrol pump. Lorry. Tank overfilled. Petrol fell on hot exhaust pipe and ignited. Garage. Car. Spilled petrol came in contact with wiring system and burst into flames. Engine was running. Garage. Lorry. Fire caused by spillage of petrol on exhaust pipe. Depot. Lorry. Petrol dropped on hot exhaust pipe. Hole in floor board immediately above hottest part of pipe. Petrol pump. Car. Ignition while fuelling due to electrical wiring fault. Garage. Car. Petrol overflowed on to engine and car burst into flames. Garage. Lorry. Petrol spilled on to exhaust box, caught fire. Depot. Car. Petrol dropped on to magneto, during filling, and ignited. Garage. | ||