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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 pertaining to the registration of 562,285
shares of Blue Rhino Corporation's common stock and to the incorporation by
reference 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
September 25, 2000