A canopy at a Citgo fuel station in Michigan, caused a fire this week. The Farmington Hills Fire Department said the cause was a chaotic shot of weather including rain and wind in the area, according to local newspaper News 21.
Fire Chief John Unruh says the canopy collapsed during strong rain and winds hitting the area around 3 p.m. People were filling up their cars and heard the rumbling of the unstable canopy.
“Suddenly the roof fell off. I was shocked I didn’t know what was going on,” Novi resident Jack Sagherian said. Sagherian was filling up and was startled. He didn’t know whether to run while g fuel as flowing into his vehicle or stay and take the nozzle out.
“People were yelling at me ‘Get away. Get away.’ And they try to rip me out to get me out of there, but I was thinking the nozzle was in the tank. I said it might catch fire,” he said. Vehicles took the brunt of the fall and only one person was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
After the collapse a gas pump exploded, the fire department quickly put out the fire. “Never in my life I was scared this much,” Sagherian added.
Full story Gas station canopy collapses onto pump, cars causing fire in Michigan - KTVZ
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