Do not smoke. Gas vapors you can't see could be ignited. Do not "top off" gas in your gas tank, as it can lead to gas being spilled. Do not fill gas in plastic bags. It's not a safe place to store it.

We would appreciate you not using your phone at gas stations." In fact, the video captured a car exploding at a gas station in the city of São Gonçalo in southeast Brazil on 8 April 2017.

Cameron, Keith. "Mobile Phone Sparks New Call for Ban." South China Morning Post. 6 July 1993 (Supplement; p. 4). Lee, Thomas. "Use of Handphones Could Pose Risk at Petrol Stations." ...

According to the Federal Communications Commission, between 2004 and 2008, 3 percent of vehicle fires at service stations were caused by an "unclassified static discharge".