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 ...

A. Yes, but it’s rare. About 10 gas station fires are sparked by static electricity out of the 11 billion refuelings in the United States every year, said Prentiss Searles, spokesman for the American ...