OJAI : Static Charge Ignites Blast Inside Oil Tank
An oil tank exploded Thursday morning in the Upper Ojai after static electricity ignited fumes inside the container, county fire officials said. There were no injuries.
The 9:30 a.m. fire, which was on property owned by Hamp Oil Lease Co. off California 150 near Thomas Aquinas College, was contained to the tank and put out at 10:20 a.m.
Officials could not say why there was a static electric charge inside the tank.
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