Motorists are concerned that hot weather could be dangerous for petrol cars but experts have warned there is no risk. The RAC has warned that social media posts claiming petrol tanks have exploded are ...

Dramatic footage of a Mercedes car shows it erupting into flames before exploding on a busy Wirral Road. Passerby, Christopher Mills caught the shocking moment after he was driving past on Wallasey ...

The issue of fuel tanks on RAF aircraft exploding in flight if hit by enemy fire has troubled military commanders since the Second World War, the Hercules XV179 inquest heard. When the US military ...

A vulnerability in the fuel tanks of RAF aircraft had concerned military commanders since the Second World War, an inquest heard. Enemy fire in Iraq pierced a fuel tank in the wing of a Hercules C130K ...

The moment a double-decker coach bursts into flames has been caught on camera A woman who witnessed a fire ravage a double-decker bus has said she is "relieved" that no-one was hurt. Suzanne Beattie ...

Despite advances in materials, sensors, and safety systems, modern aircraft can still be destroyed by a surprising threat: their own fuel tanks. Investigations into disasters such as Pan Am 214 and ...

A woman who witnessed a fire ravage a double-decker bus has said she is "relieved" that no-one was hurt. Suzanne Beattie said she saw the tyres and fuel tank explode on Castlegate Lane, near Monsal ...