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UpdatedThu, May 13, 2021 at 8:46 pm ET Replies(13) According to Citrus County Fire Rescue, the 2004 Hummer H2 containing four 5-gallon gas cans caught fire as it was leaving a gas station. (Citrus County Fire Rescue) The Hummer was carrying four 5-gallon gas containers filled with gas. (Citrus County Fire Rescue) CITRUS COUNTY, FL In the midst of fighting a major wildfire that s been creeping precariously close to homes in Crystal River over the past two days, crews with the Citrus County Fire Rescue were diverted to Homosassa after a Hummer loaded with hoarded gasoline burst into flames. According to Citrus County Fire Rescue, the 2004 Hummer H2 caught fire Wednesday at 10:52 a.m. as it was leaving a Homosassa gas station. ....
The Citrus County, Florida fire department responded to a vehicle fire late in the morning on May 12. The call came at 10:52 am and Citrus County Fire and Rescue said the fire was out by 11:09 am. Although the cause of the fire has not been revealed, the Hummer was carrying four 5-gallon gasoline cans that the driver had filled up at the Texaco Food Mart on West Grover Cleveland Boulevard. Pictures of the vehicle’s interior show multiple gas cans. They were melted by the heat of the fire. Unfortunately, there was one injury. The person injured refused transport, though, against medical advice. ....
Updated: 4:45 PM EDT May 13, 2021 A Hummer with four 5-gallon containers of gas caught fire in Citrus County on Wednesday.Officials say the 2004 Hummer H2 had just filled up the gas cans at a Texaco Food Mart on West Grover Cleveland Boulevard around 10:32 a.m.Within 10 minutes, crews were able to douse the flames.Fire rescue crews said one person was injured but that person refused, against medical advice, to be taken to a hospital.The Florida State Fire Marshal is investigating and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was notified for cleanup.Further information into the fire has not been released. ....
and last updated 2021-05-13 14:59:06-04 CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. â A hummer in Citrus County caught fire on Wednesday morning right after the driver filled up four five-gallon gasoline containers. According to fire rescue officials, the vehicle caught fire around 10:52 a.m., right after the driver filled up the four gas containers at the Texaco Food Mart on W. Grover Cleveland Blvd. Citrus County Fire Rescue The Florida State Fire Marshalâs Office will determine the official cause of the fire. Officials said one person in the vehicle was injured and refused transport for treatment against medical advice. The fire was out by 11:09 a.m. Citrus County Fire Rescue says the Florida Department of Environmental Protection was notified and will coordinate the fuel spill cleanup. ....
Hummer holding 4 containers of gas bursts into flames at Florida gas station after filling up Don’t ‘panic buy’ gasoline, officials say Published: Tags: Credit: Citrus County Fire Rescue (Copyright 2020 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) A Hummer burst into flames in Florida right after filling up several gas cans, according to fire officials. Citrus County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched for the SUV fire in Homosassa just before 11 a.m. Wednesday and found a 2004 Hummer H2 engulfed in flames, officials said. Firefighters found four, 5-gallon containers in the back of the Hummer that had just been filled at a Texaco Food Mart near the scene, a fire official said. ....