- I and several others hung on his whistle to try to stop the woman – NRK

After the woman had filled petrol at Esso Harstad this morning, she was sitting as usual in the car to drive off. That was when the fatal happened – she had forgotten to bring gasoline gun out of the tank.

Ronald Walquist witnessed the unusual event.

– I was standing right at the pump and got a good view of what happened. I saw that woman just gassed on after filling petrol and gasoline gun still stood in the tank. I could hardly believe my eyes. The woman ran pretty far too, at least eight-ten meters before she simply got ahead because the snake stopped her, he laughingly told NRK.

There were many cars at the gas station during the incident .

– I and several others hung on his whistle to try to stop the woman. And when she did, she said ‘No, no, no, it’s possible, “and stood stunned. After a bit she sat into the car again, and backed to get the gun out of the car.

Wahlquist says that there was traffic chaos at the gas station during the incident.

Could become dangerous

it was Nordlys who publicized case first.

petrol pump woman filled by fully loosened during the incident, and according Wahlquist began to trickle gasoline from the pump.

– I must say that it was a really fun event, but it could also be dangerous. I felt very sorry for the woman who experienced this. She was very upset. People removed rapidly from the fuel dispenser, he said.

A man was standing right next to the woman and stuffed gasoline when she began to run.

– It could become dangerous for him also, gasoline gun could come in recoil back on him.

Wahlquist estimates that the unfortunate woman is 70 years.

Feared drive went in the air

The gas station was forced to close several petrol pumps after the accident.

– We have had to close pump 3 and 4 and the pump 6 is completely useless. We have also completely powder on the ground that nothing should catch fire, says Lisabeth Hogefeldt, who works at the station, told NRK.

She also witnessed the incident. Both Hogefeldt and Walquist initially thought that some petrol had spilled out on the ground after the incident, but this proved to be soapy water.

– It looked however very on gasoline. Because it fortunately only soapy water we relax shutting down the entire station. Three of the pumps working.

Hogefeldt was very scared when she observed the incident.

– I imagined the worst, that the gas station would go in the air, just like in the movies . But fortunately arranged everything quite well in the end, she says.