[adaven]

Forget English, how about good old fashioned science? A cigarette will not ignite propane or gas or kerosene. It takes an open flame or spark, not just the glowing end of a cigarette. My dad used to manage a gas station, that's what they were in the 50's when he had his, and he would bet people $5 that they could not ignite gas in the bottom of a bucket using nothing but the cigarette they were smoking. He never had to pay off on that bet. In this case I would sooner think a spark caused by the dome light coming on and going off would have caused it.

My friend's dad used to clean engine parts by soaking them in a bucket of gasoline. I remember him flicking his lit cigarette butts into the bucket to give us a scare. Never did ignite the gas.

[Deguello]

"Never did ignite the gas."

About a year or more ago, some Freeper was challenged about this. Said he was going to try it, prove it and get back to us...haven't heard from him since.