Exhibit 23.2

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8, pertaining to the registration of 300,000 shares of Blue Rhino
Corporation's common stock for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, of our report
dated September 21, 1999, except for Note 17, as to which the date is October
25, 1999, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Blue Rhino Corporation included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended July 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 3, 2000