eli5: How is leaving your engine running while refueling dangerous?

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Like people leave their engines idling while waiting for a pump and that’s not an issue… and if there was a chance of a spark traveling back along the line and ignigting the tank (and thus, the station), then why doesn’t this happen during normal operation?

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I imagine it’s similar to why you shouldn’t use a cell phone while pumping gas, the odds of any incident happening is extremely low but it’s not 0.

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