Cigarette lighter causes gas fumes to flash fire

Star Beacon

March 14, 2007 05:23 pm

— ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP - - A patron pumping gasoline at Sheetz escaped injury Monday night when he lit a cigarette lighter to look down into his gas tank while pumping gas, an Ashtabula Township firefighter said.
The man didn't believe the pump was dispensing gas into his car at Sheetz, 2411 N. Ridge E., at about 8:30 p.m. So he lit a lighter, and the fumes flashed him, according a firefighter's report.
Two passers-by saw the fire and drove into the station to help the man, the report said.
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