A viral message claiming that filling petrol in vehicles to their maximum limit can lead to an explosion in the fuel tank has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp in India. The message, which has been tagged
A viral message claiming that filling petrol in vehicles to their maximum limit can lead to an explosion in the fuel tank has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp in India. The message, which has been tagged 'forwarded many times' also urges people to fill only half the tank and leave room for air, and open the petrol tank once a day to let the gas build up inside come out
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