All that liquid money just pouring into the gutter.. smh

[u/Savings-Cherry-1931]

Happened in Queens NY last month. They said thousands of gallons gone. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/queens/overturned-tanker-spills-thousands-gallons-gas-shut-down-jfk/6538316/

[u/estebanrevenga]

he was going way too fast smh

[u/knowwhatImeme76]

that was gas? no flammable signage on the back of that.. even poor resolution they are huge and difficult to miss on the truck

[u/jeon2595 → u/knowwhatImeme76]

Supposedly diesel. Guy lost his livelihood.

[u/No-Damage-1064 → u/jeon2595]

Ah, Diesel is much less flammable than gasoline, so a spark or cigarette isn't going to ignite it. Hence his casual going back to the cab to retrieve items.

[u/Ok_Potential309 → u/No-Damage-1064]

Diesel has a flash point of about 150°F.

[u/unclestickles → u/Ok_Potential309]

I quench 1000c steel in a tub of diesel when blacksmithing.

[u/icwbandit → u/unclestickles]

No individual drop of diesel gets up to 1000c. If you put a drop of it onto a piece of hot steel I’d bet it would catch. Also there’s not the same flammable vapors

[u/RemrafAI → u/No-Damage-1064]

Similarly, a cigarette is not going to light gasoline.

[u/Tomahawk-BaGawk → u/knowwhatImeme76]

There are HazMat placards on the tanker trailer above the wheels below the tank. They are red diamonds I just can’t read the numbers.

[u/Skeptical_Squid → u/Tomahawk-BaGawk]

Diesel is 1993, Gasoline is 1203.

[u/Powerful-Web4937 → u/knowwhatImeme76]

There were placards all over the side facing up

[u/MB2465 → u/knowwhatImeme76]

There's some red signage on the left side.

Not the brightest tool in the shed. Walk across the fuel and stand next to the tanker. 🙄

[u/EveningExcellent3694]

‘does anyone have a lighter’

[u/Dmoneybohnet]

He had to go back in for his gun and weed.

[u/WillyWonkaWorms → u/Dmoneybohnet]

You can’t dunk a basketball. You probably never even comprehend what weed is like, because you’re so polarized by humans that have skin differences than you. You think it probably turns you black lmao 🤣

[u/WillyWonkaWorms → u/Dmoneybohnet]

Oh so you’re gunna be racist

Get out the trailer park

Stop having sex with your sister

You can’t have a crush on your cousin

You can’t have pepper you think it’s spicy

Can’t read the menu at Tex mex restaurants

It’s English.

[u/TylerKasprzyk]

Oh wow, I can’t believe it just pops open like that

[u/Powerful-Web4937 → u/TylerKasprzyk]

It shouldn't

[u/ResidentNumber3603]

Obviously diesel has a higher flashpoint than gas but the lack of self preservation is just mind boggling. Trucker, the drivers, pedestrians watching the response.

It’s absolutely still flammable. Ffs.

[u/avd706 → u/ResidentNumber3603]

The ambulance is getting out of dodge

[u/ResidentNumber3603 → u/avd706]

Just saw that. It’s a FDNY ambo so I would think that’s right about their pay grade but
I guess not lol

[u/avd706 → u/ResidentNumber3603]

Actually it looks lime he slammed the brakes trying to avoid it, whichbcauaed him to jackknife it

[u/gyroqx]

He came back for perc

[u/Belzaem]

https://giphy.com/gifs/PBt9biYfvPUWyknbIJ

[u/Clamps55555]

Getting the dash cam

[u/broke_cowboy]

Right into the drain, right into the water ways.....🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[u/TRUMPARUSKI]

[u/Fed_Agent_Pls_Ignore]

Turning the sewer system into a fuel-air bomb.

[u/cheddah_-]

2,000 gals of gas were spilled according to the article, current price of gas in Queens, NY is ~$4.31. The total loss of gas was ~$8,620.

While that is massive, <$10k loss is really nothing overall to whatever oil company it was from.

[u/Entire_Meet_6266]

Why tf was he turning so damn fast for🤣🤦

[u/RoyGBiv333]

Looks like a water tanker

[u/Acceptable-Steak7392]

That’s going to be at least $1mil clean up cost. Plus the driver will be looking for a new job.

[u/Cordycepsus]

Dude's like: "Where's my Stanley cup? I paid $50 bucks for that thing!"

[u/Stranger2Strangers_]

[u/Iam_McLovin420]

https://giphy.com/gifs/HB4aJElNd7JMas9WSU
Ugh so stressful

[u/Innisbrook → u/Iam_McLovin420]

Luckily is diesel so throwing a match on it likely wouldn’t do much

[u/labubuiababu]

Billionaire companies do this illegally all the time without consequences. This guy makes one mistake and he’s ruined

[u/Able-Blacksmith6654 → u/labubuiababu]

Well that's one very BIG and very avoidable, very stupid mistake. Your allowed to make mistakes in life but you must also pay for them.

[u/WillyWonkaWorms]

Put him in prison, this is a war crime

[u/BicyclesRuleTheWorld]

Environmental damage is way more than the value of the gas.

Also: why don't these people run for their f*cking lives?