VIDEO: Woman lights pump on fire at gas station

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Friday, May 1, 2015
Gas pump fire
A woman denied a cigarette set a man's car on fire while he was pumping gas

JERUSALEM, Israel -- A woman intentionally set a gas pump on fire while a man was putting fuel in his car, and the frightening moments were all caught on surveillance video.

Officials said the woman started the fire at an Israel gas station after the man refused her request for a cigarette.

At first, she walks away, but then video shows her pull a lighter out of her pocket and then set the man's car on fire. The man quickly pulls the flaming hose from his car, sending gasoline and flames everywhere.

The driver's brother was still inside the car when it caught fire, the Telegraph reports. He managed to make it out safely and no one was injured.

The woman was later arrested.