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>> officer bermudez sees the driver going for something. she thinks a weapon, so she reaches her arm into the car and the driver panics. >> but loosen your arm. >> i know, i know. what are you doing, man? >> loosen your arm. >> i know. i am. >> i knew that if i didn't take action, the possibility that he could come out and assault me or kill me was pretty great. >> from there, the situation escalates further when the driver takes off with officer bermudez still reaching inside the car. [ screams ] >> all i remember is hearing the engine rev really loud and the car begin to accelerate really fa...

Driver going for something. she thinks a weapon, so she reaches her arm into the car and the driver panics. >> but loosen your arm. >> i know, i know. what are you doing, man? >> loosen your arm. >> i know. i am. >> i knew that if i didn't take action, the possibility that he could come out and assault me or kill me was pretty great. >> from there, the situation escalates further when the driver takes off with officer bermudez still reaching inside the car. [ screams ] >> all i remember is hearing the engine rev really loud and the car begin to accelerate really fast, and i'm unable to come ou...

Mundane task goes bad in a flash. the situation quickly worsens when the driver panics, pulling the gas nozzle from the car, spraying gas across the vehicle and pavement. >> was dealing with one customer, and the next thing i know i see a flash in the corner of my eye. i look out and sure enough there's a car on fire. >> as trained, corey hits the emergency pump shutoff button. this prevents thousands of gallons of gas beneath the station from adding more fuel to the fire. the driver and all of his passengers flee from the blaze. >> the fire ball was pretty big. when it hit the top of the cano...

>> it was missing earlier? it was missing earlier? >> officer bermudez sees the driver going for something. she thinks a weapon, so she reaches her arm into the car and the driver panics. >> but loosen your arm. >> i know, i know. what are you doing, man? >> loosen your arm. >> i know. i am. >> okay. >> i knew that if i didn't take action, the possibility that he could come out and assault me or kill me was pretty great. >> from there, the situation escalates further when the driver takes off with officer bermudez still reaching inside the car. [ screams ] >> all i remember is hearing the engi...

Others who remain in the backseat. no one is prepared for what happened next. as the passenger reaches down near the pump nozzle, this mundane task goes bad in a flash. the situation quickly worsens when the driver panics, pulling the gas nozzle from the car, spraying gas across the vehicle and pavement. >> was dealing with one customer, and the next thing i know i see a flash in the corner of my eye. i look out and sure enough there's a car on fire. >> as trained, corey hits the emergency pump shut off button. this prevents thousands of gallons of gas beneath the station from adding more fuel...