Vehicles with full fuel tanks do not have an increased propensity to spontaneously combust in hot weather.
PETALING JAYA: A text message circulating on smartphone messenger apps claiming that fully-filled petrol tanks are likely to explode during the current heat wave has been debunked.
Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) director-general Prof Wong Shaw Voon said that such rumours were untrue, and that current research and technology had devised safety measures to ensure tanks can carry petrol safely.
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