A member of the public was filling tote tanks on a boat, which bumped the battery.
A member of the public was filling tote tanks on a boat, which bumped the battery.
A fuel pump at an Auckland petrol station met a fiery end when it suddenly lit up while a member of the public was filling up tanks on their boat.
Firefighters were called to the Mobil petrol station on the corner of Northcote Rd and Sunnybrae Rd, in the earlyhours of Sunday, after a report of a fire.
A fuel pump caught fire at a Mobil petrol station in Northcote on Sunday. Photo / Waitemata Area Fire Service
The Waitemata Area Fire Service said crews from Takapuna and Birkenhead were called to the blaze, it said in a post on Facebook.
"Crews managed to knock it down fast before it had a chance to spread to the roof and surrounding [fuel pumps]."
A St John spokeswoman said they were notified about a fire at the scene just after 6am that day. However, they were not required, she said.
Fire crews topped the fire from spreading to the roof.
Photographs show only the skeleton of a fuel pump - now completely scorched. The ceiling just above it is jet black and glass and debris are littered on the ground.
