I rented a home several years ago in Pensacola and noticed the garage was all new and the rest of the house was about 20 years old. I was told the guy cutting the grass sat the gas can down inside the garage without putting the lid back on the can. The fumes spread across to the pilot light on the gas hot water heater and the garage blew up.
I store gas in a 5 gallon plastic can in my garage now, but our hot water heater is electric and the can is 20' across the room. Plus with our garage screen, the door is open most of the time during daylight. I've had no problems in two years.
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