Blaze breaks out after man tries to kill spider on his gas tank with open flame
Man sets petrol pump on fire at Metro Detroit gas station in USA Photo: Metro Detroit/Fox
A US man has had a Zoolander moment when he started a petrol station fire while trying to kill a spider on his car with the flame from a cigarette lighter.
The man, who has not been named, told authorities he spotted a large spider near his petrol cap while filling up.
Man sets petrol pump on fire at Metro Detroit gas station in USA Photo: Metro Detroit/Fox
He pulled out his lighter to burn the spider, because he was scared of it, he said.
But the flame ignited the petrol, sparking a huge blaze, which was captured on the petrol station's security cameras.
Man sets petrol pump on fire at Metro Detroit gas station in USA Photo: Metro Detroit/Fox
“He didn’t have a cigarette. He didn’t have anything on him. All of a sudden I look out and I see flames,” employee Susan Adams told Fox 2.
Calmly, Adams hit the gas automatic stop button and quickly called the Fire Department. Meanwhile, the man put out the fire with a nearby fire extinguisher.
Man sets petrol pump on fire at Metro Detroit gas station in USA Photo: Metro Detroit/Fox
The incident took place in Center Line, Michigan.
Amazingly the man escaped without injury. The petrol pump was destroyed by the blaze. - telegraph
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