Khaberni - Several people narrowly escaped a certain disaster at a gas station in northeastern Brazil, after lighting a cigarette caused a sudden explosion that nearly burned everyone at the site.
According to what the "Daily Mail" reported from Brazilian reports, one of the customers dropped a matchstick he used to light his cigarette near a fuel pump, quickly turning the area into a huge fireball that soared into the air, causing panic and making everyone flee in an attempt to survive.
The incident occurred close to a truck driver who was refueling his vehicle with diesel, and only a few meters away from a motorcycle that was between the spark location and the truck, in a dangerous scene that could have led to a bigger disaster.
Despite the severity of the explosion, no human injuries were recorded. A station employee quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and managed to control the flames within moments, preventing them from spreading to the nearby vehicles.
According to Brazilian reports, the station's management had previously warned customers to stay away from the vicinity of the truck as a precaution while it was being refueled.
Twitter users expressed their shock at the man's audacity and unawareness of the danger of lighting a cigarette near the fuel pump. One user wrote: "Why do we need action movies? We have these people", while another commented: "This kind of negligence should be punished; he nearly killed everyone for a cigarette."
