fuel leaks
Dangerous petroleum escapes
Fuel leaks are unintended escapes of fuel from tanks, lines, or engine components.
In vehicles and aircraft, fuel leaks pose serious fire hazards and often require immediate attention: The mechanic traced the smell of gasoline to a fuel leak in the carburetor.
The phrase appears frequently in safety recalls and accident investigations.
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- gas stationRetail fuel vendor
- spillAccidental liquid release
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- tankLarge storage vessel
drip · puddle · hazard · vapor · ignition · pipeline · rupture · seepage · contamination · diesel · oil · flammable · no smoking · fire hazard · explosion · car fire · warning · check engine light
- ocean pollutionoil spills, plastic pollution, marine debris, plastic waste, toxic waste
- Antarctic Pollutionoil spills, marine debris, plastic waste, microplastics, plastic debris
- Arctic Pollutionoil spills, microplastics, chemical spills, industrial waste, plastic waste
- marine pollutionoil spills, chemical spills, industrial waste, toxic waste, oil slicks
- water pollutionsewage, industrial waste, contaminants, algal bloom, toxic waste
- polar pollutionoil spills, soot, ice melt, glacial runoff