Diesel engines were relatively new and were touted as being safer because they used a less volatile fuel than gasoline.
The conflagration generated a battle between volatile fuel and melting snow.
If the liquid is a volatile fuel like gasoline, the spark can trigger an explosion and fire.
If the truck had been carrying a more volatile fuel than diesel, disaster would have been more likely.
Quickly Bolan poured the volatile fuel over the stacks of crates.
On his next run, the Zero managed to ignite the volatile fuel.
Launching over oceans also reduces insurance costs, which are often large for a vehicle filled with volatile fuel and oxidizer.
Some experts, however, have expressed concern about the safety of the volatile fuel in an accident.
Just before descent, a shuttle starts three extra power units, which run on hydrazine, a highly volatile fuel.
It cannot be used as an alternative to white gas, which is a much more volatile gasoline-like fuel.