From: "Dave Ings" 

I see George gave a comprehensive answer. My propane tank is about 3 feet
in diameter and about 10 feet long, so you ask an interesting question I
hadn't thought of before. However since my tank ended up about 75 feet away
from the cottage and up a hill I suppose if I had a Hollywood style
explosion :-) I'd probably be ok.
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Regards,
Dave Ings,
Toronto, Canada

"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
news:45a0226e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Serious question from CityBoy:
>
> I see friends with summer and vacation houses, all with those little
> propane tanks (about 2/3 beerkeg size) nestled up against the clapboards.
> What happens when some clown puts a .30-06 into the tank?  Wouldn't the
> fireball be bigger than the house?  Why do people keep the things so
> close?

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