Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider

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Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider with lighter












By: Taryn Asher
POSTED:SEP 25 2015 09:36PM EDT
UPDATED:SEP 26 2015 04:54PM EDT
CENTER LINE - A man tried to kill a spider at a gas station using a lighter causing a dangerous fire.



Using a lighter to kill the bug, he started a blaze that quickly engulfed the gas pump.

He somehow escaped serious injury and the gas station's damage was contained to one pump, which was destroyed. The incident was recorded at a Center Line gas station.

Employee Susan Adams kept calm and hit the gas automatic stop button and quickly called the Center Line fire department.

The man grabbed a nearby extinguisher and put out the flames before firefighters arrived. Later he admitted what he did, saying he spotted a spider on his gas tank and because he's deathly afraid of the spider

He pulled out his lighter and decided to burn it. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what happened next.

Employees at the gas station have been having fun with the video ever since.

This charred fuel pump says it all. We are told his car was barely damaged from the flames. But his embarrassing mistake didn't stop the man from coming back the next day as a customer.

"He was sorry," Susan said. "He was sorry, he said he didn't know. It is just one of those things that happen - stupidity."

Adams said this serves as a reminder about being careful around gas pumps. Whether it is using a cell phone or static electricity, the smallest spark can cause a gas station fire.

The accident is expected to be covered by the station's insurance

[ttt]

The woman who jumped out of her car suddenly seems a little less stupid now....

[jln]

I just saw this on the news and thought of CEP.

[sushi]

Mythbusters disproved the cell phone thing.

I for damn sure discharge static electricity in the winter before pumping, though.

[AJL]

Sept 27, 2015 10:18:17 GMT -5 mryrcn said:

Is the spider dead?

"Spider walked away without injury. He could be heard muttering, 'What the fuck, man?! Sheeee-it!' Spider had no official comment on the incident for Fox 2"

[emisi]

Someone took "burn that shit down" a little too literally.

[josieposy]

I'll bet the spider message boards (heh heh - spiderwebs) have had an interesting week.