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General Science / Why train derailment causes fire?
« on: 27/03/2015 16:49:45 »
What causes train car that is full of crude oil to catch fire (after derailment)? Does the collision create enough heat for the crude oil to catch fire? I have watched Mythbuster and I can remember once in their show they were trying to shoot at gas tanks to make them explode but they couldn't since the bullets were not creating enough energy or the gas to ignite.