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Access to the underground tank. she probably saved the building. >> with the fire out and everyone safe, one question remains. what sparked the fire? fuel vapors are heavier than air, and they sink, and on such a cool, breezeles night, the fumes say where they fall and pile up. conditions are perfect for what happens next. >> the oxygen of the car got in and out of his car several times. the car -- the subject had hoody type clothing on, and we believe that it built up a static charge, and when he got back out of his car the last time, and reached for the nozzle to shut it off, the static char...

So she probably saved the building. >> with the fire out and everyone safe, one question remains. what sparked the fire? gasoline vapors are more flammable than liquid gas. fuel vapors are also heavier than air, so they sink. and on such a cool, breezeless night, the fumes stay where they fall and pile up. so conditions are perfect for what happens next. >> the occupant of the car got in out of his car several times, the car had cloth seats, the subject had hoodie tight clothing on, and we believe that it built up a static charge, and when he got back out of his car for the last time and reach...

>> reporter: this is essentially plastic. >> this is plastic. >> reporter: it gets crushed up into these huge tubes. >> we'll suck it newspaper to any of the one of three lines. >> reporter: to form the bubbles the plastic is melted down at 500 degrees into a consistency like molasses. >> then we extract another layer of material to seal the air inside the bubble, a static charge like on a balloon. >> reporter: it's cut down to size by a million dollar machine. there are over 100 different kinds of bubble wrap customized for almost every major shipping company in the world. >> every e commerce...

>> with the fire out and everyone safe, one question remains. what sparked the fire? gasoline vapors are more flammable than liquid gas. fuel vapors are also heavier than air, so they sink. and on such a cool, breezeless night, the fumes stay where they fall and pile up. so conditions are perfect for what happens next. >> the occupant of the car got in out of his car several times, the car had cloth seats, the subject had hoodie tight clothing on, and we believe that it built up a static charge, and when he got back out of his car for the last time and reached for the nozzle to shut it off, th...

Fall and pile up. so conditions are perfect for what happens next. >> the occupant of the car got in out of his car several times, the car had cloth seats, the subject had hoodie tight clothing on, and we believe that it built up a static charge, and when he got back out of his car for the last time and reached for the nozzle to shut it off, the static charge he had built up in his body discharged and ignited the vapors. >> the lesson to be learned here is, next time you're at the pump on a cold, breezeless night, make sure to touch something metal before you touch the gas pump, especially if ...