Air is far more explosive than gasoline. Gasoline is practically docile compared to the equivalent energy stored as compressed air. When a vessel of compressed

Air is far more explosive than gasoline. Gasoline is practically docile compared to the equivalent energy stored as compressed air. When a vessel of compressed air ruptures, it almost instantaneously decimates everything around it with a powerful shockwave. Think of a popping balloon, but scaled up 10000x. You think a hot water heater is bad? Just imagine the entire house being demolished in a second. Gasoline, on the other hands, just burns in a hot concentrated fire. It takes entire minutes to kill that which is nearby.