But what about this report by BBC
Petrol station mobile risk 'myth'
The commonly-held belief that turning on a mobile phone in a petrol station can cause an explosion could be a myth, researchers have said.
Dr Adam Burgess, of the University of Kent, will present his findings to a conference later this week.
He will say that out of 243 petrol station fires attributed to mobiles around the world in the last 11 years, not one was caused by a handset.
Researchers said static electricity from the body caused many of the fires.
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