VIDEO: Warning on storing lawn mower petrol in garden shed after explosion

Dublin Fire Service has warned  about storing petrol in homes and gardens after a shed was destroyed by a petrol vapour explosion.

The explosion, which happened in the area of West Yorkshire, was captured on dramatic CCTV footage.

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The large garden shed was completely destroyed when a small amount of petrol, stored in containers and garden machinery such as a lawn mower, leaked.

It is believed that the petrol vapours were ignited by a faulty fluorescent light fitting causing the explosion.

The remaining fuel was ignited causing a rapid developing fire that quickly engulfed the remains of the shed.

Due to the extent of fire damage fire investigation teams were unable to establish how the leak occurred.

Petrol produces a vapour which is extremely flammable and must be treated with utmost care.

To create a potentially explosive atmosphere there only needs to be a small amount of petrol vapour present, as little as 1.4%.