Video: Car erupts in flames at east Houston gas station

Video from an east Houston gas station captured a close call Monday as a car sitting at a pump burst into flames. Video from an east Houston gas station captured a close call Monday as a car sitting at a pump burst into flames. Photo: Twitter / @iamstarboy24 Photo: Twitter / @iamstarboy24 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Video: Car erupts in flames at east Houston gas station 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Video from an east Houston gas station captured a close call Monday as a car sitting at a pump burst into flames.

The video, captured by Twitter user @iamstarboy24, shows the charred car still smoking at the Chevron near the intersection of East Freeway and Lockwood Drive.

Police officers spotted the car fully engulfed around noon and frantically asked for Houston firefighters to tap out the blaze.

No injuries were reported, although the car did take a beating.

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