Posted on 10/02/2006 4:46:35 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
A woman in Orange County, Fla., was injured when she ignited a fire while smoking a cigarette as she filled her car with gas, according to Local 6 News.
Police said the woman was pumping gas at a Race Trac near the University of Central Florida when a cigarette butt sparked the fire.
Flames burned the gas pump and set her car on fire.
"The car is virtually ruined," a fire official at the scene said. "(It happened) just by doing something stupid by smoking while fueling her car."
Signs near the gas pump said "no smoking."
The woman will not be ticketed for the incident, Local 6 News reported.
looks like someone has a serious case of the stoopids
I'm surprised we don't see these articles more often. I've seen numerous people smoking while filling up.
Dumbass using her brand of 'common sense'.
"Burn baby, burn!"
Darwin candidate?
Took a whole case of dumbass just before driving into the gas station.
"The woman will not be ticketed for the incident, Local 6 News reported."
Why on earth NOT?
Who reads those? Signs on cigarette packages say worse things than that.
I wonder if her car insurance covers this kind of stupidity?
What would the ticket say?
"Smoking while STUPID"?
People have smoked while pumping gas for years.
As one poster has stated, it's a wonder more of these incidents haven't happened.
Even if it's not a violation of the law, I'm sure her insurance company isn't going to be too pleased to have to pay for the damage to the station.
Maybe she was smoking but my bet is on either she ignited the gas while lighting her fag of static electricity did it.
Negative. She's still alive and probably able to reproduce.
::snap snap::
Baby, hold muh beer, so I can light up here while gassin' up!
Probably a college student from Central Florida University...
If she hasn't learned her lesson from this, a $50 citation isn't going to matter.
Well, after the medical bills and shopping around for another car and car insurance with only "one little claim" on her record, I suspect the local police realized they wern't gonna collect on any citations they bothered to write up.
Evolutionary Line most likely to fill an Ecological Niche that will be wiped out by Global Warming
She may not live to pay it, maybe. She could get a ticket to the next Darwin Awards though if she survives. She'll get an honorable mention as a survivor.
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