lady, you need to get the fuck out of there, not tidy the place up first.

*almostdarwin.

Never ever get back into your vehicle while you are pumping gas. If you do be damn sure to ground yourself before getting near the tank...

I think she saved the car and the gas station by pulling out the pump. However it would have been so much smarter to run away and go to the emergency shutoff.

Fire in the holes!

What if you had kids in the car strapped down in car seats?

Why not put the lever down and stop the gas flow! and then run off for help??

that's what she did. all things considered, I found her response pretty calm and collected. She did the right thing in a scary situation. I would've just peed and ran away. The only important thing she forgot to do was put the gas cap back on to suffocate the little fire inside the filling spout.

in europe (at least in the uk) you have to press the pump lever all the time - take your hand off and it stops pumping, so you can't get back in your car as you're filling up. Scary film though

that's the way it is in new york too but some states havent mandated the removal of the auto-holddown lever thingy.

lol@put the cap back on. Yeah i'll remember that next time i see a fire next to a petrol tank in a gas station! not!

i don't think she looks calm, she looks like she has no idea what she is playing with (hence the lack of fear).

very very very interesting that you have gas stations all over america that can do this, just because of a simple switch that some states won't mandate. how freaking lazy do you have to be to drive everywhere and then not even bother to wait while you refuel? lol!

Sorry its a dupe *discard

http://www.videosift.com/video/Gas-Pump-Fire

Discarding this video (discard called by gold star member eric3579)