This is ludicrous.
http://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2012/07/09/why-the-largest-maker-of-portable-gas-cans-is-going-out-of-business/
To summarize
Blitz has filed for bankruptcy and will shut its doors at the end of the month. Why? Because it can no longer afford product liability insurance,
Consumers have accused the company of making faulty cans that explode when used to pour gasoline onto fires.
I am embarrassed to part of this species sometimes.