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States in this country. it earneded up being a crazy day for trains and planes and cars and other forms of transportation as well. we'll have a bunch of that for you including the part about the giant fire ball. we'll have all of that, politics, genius, fox news being really really mad at us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
Shock, it could have been a lighter, who knows. >> however it started, it's clear from the video why the fire spread. >> the pumps have a lock on the nozzle that keeps it pumping. so when he went to grab the hose, the pump was still going and pumping fuel. that was why there was an initial fire ball when he pulled it out. without the safety shutoff switches that we have in place, that gas nozzle was a giant flame thrower. >> to help prevent gas station fires like this, many states and provinces have required the lock on the pump nozzle removed. that way gas stops flowing when a customer releas...
One of the passengers steps out laughing with the driver and two 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 thou...
Leak that it erupted in a fire ball and sending debris in the sky and shaking up neighbors who could not believe what they were seeing. >> i saw a tractor trailer hit a porch. that's how much it shook. >> it happen so quickly with the the explosion and debris all around us come from no where. >> reporter: and so among the 15 people who were injured, were seven new jersey gas worker ares trying to find the source of the gas leaks. six firefighters and two emt's. two injured were floun to the hospital and in critical condition. emergency crews had been on the scene responding to the gas leak las...
Crews who were trying to fix that problem, right? >> yeah. they were there when it all happened. really it's a miracle no one was killed. good news is the home was under construction so thankfully no one was inside the home at the time of the explosion. had anyone been inside i probably would be telling a much more devastating story this morning. see for yourself. the video captured by a police dash cam. according to police the officer was apparently returning to his car when the explosion happened and he pushed the record button knowing the recorder would capture 30 seconds prior and there it...