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A woman's car, which had a lit candle inside, became engulfed in flames at a Florida gas station Wednesday afternoon.
ActionNewsJax reported the woman went into the Lake City gas station just after 2 p.m. when a customer rushed inside and alerted everyone the woman's car was on fire, according to Columbia County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Murray Smith.
The Columbia County Fire Department responded to the Spires Super Market and Citgo gas station and was able to extinguish the fire. The car and a surrounding gas pump were damaged.
“She had a candle in the cupholder,” Smith said. “She got out, pumped gas and went inside. When she was inside another customer came in and said, ‘Hey, your car is on fire.’ ”
Smith said the woman will not face any charges, as they are treating it as an accident.
