Halo Flood 38

"Flood Pad Three with fuel! But keep it inside the containment area. Do it now!" It was a strange order, and civilians would have balked, but the soldiers reacted with unquestioning obedience and a Naval rating ran toward the Pad 3 refueling station. He flipped the safety out of the way, and grabbed hold of the nozzle.

A Covenant work crew had been forced to
build a curb around the area during the days immediately after the butte had been taken. The purpose of the barrier was to contain fuel spills, and it worked well, as the high-octane fuel crept in around the Pelican's skids and wet the area beyond. "Get back!" Silva shouted, and rolled a fragmentation grenade in under Charlie 217's belly.

There was an explosion followed by a loud whump! as the fuel went up and the rating shut off the hose.
The general effect was to turn those Elites who re-
mained on the pad into shimmering torches screaming, dancing torches. The response was immediate as the Marines opened fire, put the commandos down, and were then forced to turn their efforts to fire fighting. Charlie 217 was fully involved by that time, and shuddered as the fuel in one of her tanks blew.-Chpt.8 pg.237