making sure they re happy. a security camera captures a man in a gray tank. he grabs his cell phone from the front seat to answer a call. eventually he retreats from the chilly night back inside his car to talk on his phone. as two more customers pull in, the man on the cell gets out to remove the nozzle. that s fill up goes up in flames. it was like it was shooting out of the vehicle. you could see the fireworks on the fourth of july. in a truck parked close by off camera, customer mark toy watches in disbelief. i called 911 and proceeded watch this car just go up in flames. after that you start to ask yourself what s inside the car? as the fire accelerates, another danger grows. buried just a few feet below the car. gas reservoirs hold hundreds of
of the customers and making sure they re happy. outside, a security camera captures a man in a gray hoodie filling his tank. he grabs his cell phone from the front seat to answer a call. eventually, retreats from the chilly night back inside his car to talk on his phone. as two more customers pull in, the man on the cell gets out to remove the nozzle. that s when, without warning this fill-up goes up in flames. right at that moment, i turn to my right, and there was like an eight-foot flame shooting out of the vehicle, like you would see a firework on the fourth of july. from a truck parked close by off camera, customer mark called 911 in disbelief. i called 911 and proceeded to watch this car go up in flames so fast. you start to ask yourself, what s inside the car? as the fire accelerates, another danger grows. buried just a few feet below the car, gas reservoirs hold hundreds of gallons of fuel.
buried just a few feet below the car, gas reservoirs hold hundreds of gallons of fuel. if fire travels down the pump to those reservoirs, it could blow the gas station and everyone around it sky high. my heart was beating a thousand miles per hour. i turn around and push the emergency shutoff button, which shuts all the pumps down for safety, everything s underground, and you re just like, you know, did i push the button in time? an interior camera records ashley hitting the button. a few customers retreat inside the store, along with the driver, whose uninjured. they can t leave because it s too dangerous. even though we were inside, we could feel the heat. we were waiting, because we thought the windows would shatter, there was so much heat. by the time a fire truck arrives, the car is fully engulfed. couldn t look away. you know, you were just fixated on it. when are they going to get this thing out? with firefighters on scene, eyewitness mark toy goes across the street
front seat to answer a call. eventually, retreats from the chilly night back inside his car to talk on his phone. as two more customers pull in, the man on the cell gets out to remove the nozzle. that s when, without warning this fill-up goes up in flames. right at that moment, i turn to my right, and there was like an eight-foot flame shooting out of the vehicle, like you would see a firework on the fourth of july. from a truck parked close by off-camera, customer mark called 911 in disbelief. i watched this car go up in flames so fast. you start to ask yourself, what s inside the car? as the fire accelerates, another danger grows. buried just a few feet below the car, gas reservoirs hold hundreds of gallons of fuel. if fire travels down the pump to those reservoirs, it could blow the gas station and everyone
buried just a few feet below the car, gas reservoirs hold hundreds of gallons of fuel. if fire travels down the pump to those reservoirs, it could blow the gas station and everyone around it sky high. my heart was beating a thousand miles per hour. i turn around and push the emergency shutoff button, which shuts all the pumps down for safety, everything s underground, and you re just like, you know, did i push the button in time? an interior camera records ashley hitting the button. a few customers retreat inside the store, along with the driver, who s uninjured. they can t leave because it s too dangerous. even though we were inside, we could feel the heat. we were waiting, because we thought the windows would shatter, there was so much heat. by the time a fire truck arrives, the car is fully engulfed. couldn t look away. you know, you were just fixated on it. when are they going to get this thing out? with firefighters on scene, eyewitness mark toy goes across the street