tyre death

[nimrod650]

a local fitter this week was repairing a wheel on a camper van he removed the valve and deflated the tyre he lit a welding torch the tyre blew up in his face killing  him the tyre had been inflated with nitrogen gas very sad it has been comfirmed  at least one can of puncture repair  had been used on the wheel in the past

[Greybeard]

Rest in pieces surely! Can't have been Nitrogen; it's not explosive.

[bsa-bill]

 "Nitrogen in car tyres
    Less corrosion – because unlike air there's no moisture in pure nitrogen
    Slower rate of pressure loss – nitrogen molecules are larger than oxygen molecules (which make up 21% of compressed air)"

this was the subject of a TV "rip off" type program some weeks since, seem some fitting centres were charging for this by default and not always carrying it out.
and under some conditions it can be explosive - more here http://www.answers.com/Q/Is_Nitrogen_in_your_tires_explosive

[Greybeard]

Quote from that link:
Some nitrogen compounds are, however, highly explosive. One well-known example is trinitrotoluene, better known by the abbreviation TNT.

So, do not fill your tyres, (tires) with TNT, OK.

[a10gf]

Tyre inflator\repair\puncture seal spray cans can do the same (usually clear warning on cans, but who reads it, and who knows it's been used).

http://www.chemaxx.com/tirefire4.htm

http://www.tiredefects.com/fix-a-flat/aerosol-tire-inflators.cfm

[nimrod650]

Rest in pieces surely! Can't have been Nitrogen; it's not explosive.

hope none of his relatives are on the forum???

[Greybeard]

Tyre inflator\repair\puncture seal spray cans can do the same (usually clear warning on cans, but who reads it, and who knows it's been used).

Probably using propane as the propellent