"Tim Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> .............Rupturing is precisely what precedes the ignition of the
> mixture of air and gasoline fumes INSIDE the tank. What immmediately
> follows
> is often called an explosion. Whatever it is, it can rip apart the
> vehicle.
> I've seen and heard enough about this to know that it isn't rare at all if
> you're a firefighter or work in a hospital.

I was a medic in-service for four years active. I doubt you've seen
something I haven't, unless it's a recent thing induced by technology that
didn't exist between '64 and '68. (And do y'all really have mortar attacks
in Boston?)