Gasoline Safety
The Impact of Gasoline Fires and Injuries
n500 fire deaths
nSeveral thousand injuries
treated at hospitals    
n6,000+ home fires
n$450M+ property damage       
n
nSources: National Center for Health Statistics
–           National Fire Protection Association
 The Impact of Gasoline Fires and Injuries
         We know gasoline is dangerous because we know that each year:
Some 500 people in the U.S. die from gasoline-related burns.
Several thousand people are treated for gasoline-related burns at hospital emergency departments and over one thousand are admitted to burn centers.
Gasoline ignition is involved in over 6,000 home fires, and $450 million in property damage occurs to vehicles and structures.
 (Bridge)    Most of these injuries and deaths occur when gasoline is used for a purpose other than what it’s designed for.  In fact, gasoline’s only proper purpose is……