Heart stopping moment mum rescues children from flaming car after car crashes into petrol station nnnAn unnamed 70-year-old stepped on the...
Heart stopping moment mum rescues children from flaming car after car crashes into petrol station nnnAn unnamed 70-year-old stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakesnHe crashed into Citgo gas pump in Farmington, Connecticut on MondaynIt tipped over, collapsing onto another car while woman was pumping gasnShe sprung out of harm's way and rescued two boys, aged two and sevennSteve Delaura was also in the car with his two-year-old son and nephewnAll four ran off to safety before fire spread and damaged five carsnA clerk shut off the gas and no injuries were reportednMum saves kids from petrol station fire seconds before explosion engulfs two cars in forecourtnBrave woman goes back to pull second child from vehicle while it's ON FIRE - and whole family escape horror blaze caused by old man mistaking brake for acceleratornnThis is the shocking moment a mum fled with two children from a horrific petrol station fire which set her car ablaze.nnCaptured on CCTV video, the astonishing chain of events begins when a car reverses into a fuel pump .nnThe impact knocks the pump over and it lands fully on a car which had been filling up.nnA woman who appears to be the car's driver dives into the back seat and rescues one child, putting them at a safe distance.nnShe then goes back to the vehicle, which is already being engulfed in flames from the fallen pump, and rescues another child, then running away with them both and a man who gets out of the rear door after them.nnThe shocking footage of the incident, which took place in Farmington, Connecticut at about 6.45pm on Monday August 29, has been released by Farmington Police. nnThe crash happened at the Food Bag/Citgo station on Main Street when, police say, a 70-year-old man backed his vehicle into a gas pump, causing the fire that ended up engulfing two cars.nnPolice said the man mistakenly hit the accelerator pedal instead of the brake.nnEyewitness Steve Delaura was in the car when the pump hit with his son and nephew, as the female driver was filling the car.nHe told WFSB : "The first thing I saw was gasoline and an explosion on the passenger window.nn"I had to turn around and pull my son, who's two years old and my nephew who’s seven years old out of the car through the driver’s door that was also on fire," Delaura said.nn"So I just kinda threw them out of the car."nn"I would do anything for my son and my nephew," he added.nnStation attendants immediately hit an emergency button to shut off the fuel tanks.nnNo injuries were reported.nA quick-thinking woman rescued two young children after a 70-year-old crashed his car at a gas station, causing a fire that damaged five vehicles.nThe elderly man, who remains unnamed, accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes and crashed into a pump at a Farmington, Connecticut, gas station, causing it to tip over and engulf another car in flames, police said.nIn a video released by the police, a woman pumping gas into her car can be seen heroically springing to the other side of the vehicle before pulling two children to safety.nSteve Delaura, who was also inside the car at the time with the kids - his two-year-old son and nephew, aged seven - managed to escape moments before the flames spread, NBC reported.nnTags:nMum saves kids from petrol station fire seconds before explosion engulfs two cars in forecourtnMum rescues children from flaming car after car crashes into petrol station nMoment mother saves her children from petrol station blazenFamily flees petrol station inferno after driver smashes into pumpnMoment mother saves her children from petrol station blazenMom Saves Kids After Gas Station Crash, FirenBrave mom rescues kids from burning car after gas station crashnBrave mom ,rescues kids, from burning, car after ,gas stationnIncredible surveillance footage captures the moment a woman saves two kids after their car erupts into flames following a crash at gas stationnGas Station Stall Catches FIRE and Falls On Car With Children…Mom SPRINGS Into Action! Less