Jet fuel blast likely would be localized
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NEW YORK, June 2 Blowing up a jet-fuel pipeline at New York's Kennedy airport might not have produced the chain-reaction inferno the accused plotters allegedly imagined.An examination of safety documents and scientific studies by UPI Saturday indicated it would be virtually impossible for flames to travel through the line and ignite at other points along the line.Commercial airliner fuel, known as Jet-A, is a form of kerosene and requires a mix with air before it becomes explosive. Because pipelines are under pressure, the fuel would be forced out through the hole in the pipe where it would likely catch fire. The flames, however, would not travel back through the line.Explosions along petroleum pipelines carrying jet fuel in the San Jose and Seattle areas in recent years caused casualties; however, the blasts were limited to the original breaches.Copyright 2007 by UPI
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