Will propane tanks at POIs explode if damaged / destoryed?

[Jaeghan]

I've got a nice set up in a POI next to a trader, lots of food, near water and a city, etc. I am concerned about a large (three block long) propane tank against the back of the building. I've seen the odd wandering zed hit it, and I'm wondering if it will explode if it gets destroyed (like a car will if it gets beaten on enough)? If so, is there a way to safely remove it, like wrenching it?

[MashiMarUwU]

Originally posted by Jaeghan:

I've got a nice set up in a POI next to a trader, lots of food, near water and a city, etc. I am concerned about a large (three block long) propane tank against the back of the building. I've seen the odd wandering zed hit it, and I'm wondering if it will explode if it gets destroyed (like a car will if it gets beaten on enough)? If so, is there a way to safely remove it, like wrenching it?

U mean the red barrel? If not then no whatever tank youre reffering to doesnt explode

[Jaeghan]

Nope, not the red gas barrel. This is a horizontal, white tank three blocks long that looks like a propane storage tank.

[MashiMarUwU]

Originally posted by Jaeghan:

Nope, not the red gas barrel. This is a horizontal, white tank three blocks long that looks like a propane storage tank.

Pretty sure it wont go boom

[Jaeghan]

UPDATE: I found another near a random POI, so I tested hitting it to see what would happen. Turns out each section has 7,000 hp; even if it were to go boom, it'll take a long time to get there.

[MashiMarUwU]

Originally posted by Jaeghan:

UPDATE: I found another near a random POI, so I tested hitting it to see what would happen. Turns out each section has 7,000 hp; even if it were to go boom, it'll take a long time to get there.

Still pretty sure it wont tho

[Novapheonix22]

Originally posted by Jaeghan:

UPDATE: I found another near a random POI, so I tested hitting it to see what would happen. Turns out each section has 7,000 hp; even if it were to go boom, it'll take a long time to get there.

I found one of these tanks at my own base but its health was at 4 for whatever reason. i whacked it with a wrench once and broke it. It did not go boom luckily.

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Originally posted by Novapheonix22:

I found one of these tanks at my own base but its health was at 4 for whatever reason. i whacked it with a wrench once and broke it. It did not go boom luckily.

Those low HP ones do explode if you shoot them or they get hit by zombies, but you can remove them safely with tools. Same with the red barrels (I didn't really want to test if hitting them with melee weapons sets them off, but I would guess it does since zombie hands are melee weapons).

I don't think the high HP tanks can explode (I shot at one and nothing happened, at least).
I know I've removed some with a pickaxe, but it may have been in A20.

[DthBlayde]

federal safety regulations and fire zoning made things less explosive in the 4 years since this thread was originally posted