Petrol station ‘legend’ revealed: Thames man explains moving burning car away from petrol pumps
A man in New Zealand is being hailed as a hero after he calmly moved a burning car away from petrol pumps at a service station. Police identified the man, Rob Horne, after reviewing CCTV footage of the incident.
Why it matters
The story highlights an act of public bravery that prevented a potentially catastrophic explosion at a fuel station.
A man who moved a burning car away from petrol pumps at an Auckland service station says he was just doing what he thought was right.
Police were called to a car fire at a Mill Rd petrol station about 12.10pm yesterday but arrived to find the vehicle had already been moved away from the pumps.
CCTV footage showed a man calmly approaching the car and moving it to safety, prompting a police appeal to identify the “petrol station legend”.
Thames man Rob Horne told the Herald he was at the Bombay gas station when he heard yelling from across the forecourt.
“This lady’s car was sort of starting to smoke and there was a small fire underneath it.”
“I just sort of thought, oh, well, we’re all going to blow up if we leave the fire there.”
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