Nov 5, 2009 8:55 am US/Eastern
Man Dies After Frederick Gas Station Fire
FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) ―
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The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a deadly fire at a Frederick gas station.
CBS
A Maryland man is dead, killed doing something you likely do on a regular basis. He was getting gas at a gas station in Frederick when, out of nowhere, a huge fire erupted.
Kelly McPherson explains how that fire started is a mystery.
The Frederick gas station on Route 85 near I-270 is closed and at the center of a death investigation. Ainsley Gordon caught on fire Wednesday morning after filling up his SUV and a gas container. He ran into the store and collapsed nearby.
"He sustained third-degree burns over 100% of his body," said Deputy Maryland Fire Marshal Joe Zurolo.
The flames melted metal and ultimately killed Gordon, who lives in Germantown.
"That's crazy. That's where I live at. For somebody just to catch on fire pumping gas, I mean, it really makes you think--it could have happened to you," said Bobby Lowe.
The owner of the Exxon station tells investigations that he watched the surveillance video of the 26-year-old and he didn't see him holding a cigarette, a cell phone or even the nozzle of the gas pump.
"He wasn't smoking? He was just standing there? I just couldn't imagine what really happened," said Maria Henderson.
This has happened before. In Texas, a man caught on fire while pumping gas. In that case, the store owner said electric static ignited the flames. Static has not been ruled out here, and investigators will check the video.
"Our investigators are currently reviewing that to see if that information which may be on there may be helpful to the investigation," Zurolo said.
Maryland drivers see this tragedy as a reminder.
"I pump gas every day, just like the next person and, you know, I take precautions on how I do so," said Mo Rodriguez. "Just to know that someone died without even doing anything wrong, you know, is very shocking."
Anyone who may have been at the station or driving by and saw anything unusual is urged to call the "Maryland Arson Hotline" at
1-800-492-7529 or the Metro Regional Office at
410-871-3050.
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