News reports say a crude oil storage tank exploded as two teens were jumping on it, hurling the youths to their deaths. The tank, owned by Pinnacle Oil Company, exploded during a party in Routt National Forest. The victims were identified as Samuel and Christopher, 17 and 19.

Now this begs the question,  if you were designing a tank,  would you take events like this into consideration when developing it?

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Duncan762 (94) Senior board member | 2007-08-05 08:04:26 Haha I'm sure the engineer of the tanker probably had not factored in drunk/stoned youths in the safety features... Perhaps they now should... WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO. Reply | Quote 0   0

jacko (90) - oil tank explosion Newbie | 2007-08-06 06:11:44 The moral of the story is ...Don't do it on an empty tank. It's less risk if the tank is full. Less vapor, more oil Reply | Quote 0   0

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