Is static electricity really a big problem? There are so many stations with non-conductive pipes and only a few fires?
Well, there are more incidents and fires than you may think. “Unexplained” fires where fire came about without any apparent ignition source are usually caused by static electricity discharges, but this is not always understood and the cause not investigated further. Despite this, there are numerous documented fires from different countries, different oil companies, using different non-conductive pipe brands.
