> spontaneously ignite Yes, gasoline will burn easily can auto-ignite in common household conditions. I've had the "fun" of running for the garden hose after a

> spontaneously ignite Yes, gasoline will burn easily can auto-ignite in common household conditions. I've had the "fun" of running for the garden hose after a roommate made a similar mistake with paper towels soaked with some type of cleaning solution and wiped up engine oil. Fortunately we were able to put out the fire with only minor damage (mostly smoke) to the garage. However, that's only a fire that will burn[1] at a rate roughly proportional to hows quickly it can mix with oxygen (that can be very fast* in some situations). Getting gasoline to act like a bomb and release it's energy at once[2] requires fairly specific conditions. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflagration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflagration [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detonation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detonation