A foolish Russian driver ignited a blaze on a wintry petrol forecourt after using her cigarette lighter to try and unfreeze the icy pump equipment.

The car's number plates indicate that the incident occurred in the Sverdlovsk region, where temperatures reach minus-30 degrees in winter.

As a result of the freezing conditions, the equipment used to refuel cars often freezes and drivers must wait for it to warm up before inserting it or removing it from their cars.

According to Newsbox24 , the woman was impatient and used the cigarette lighter to heat the area surrounding the petrol pump.

The lighter's close proximity to fuel vapours caused the fire to ignite.

After attempting to blow it out, then unsuccessfully trying to use her hands as a fan to extinguish the flame, the driver who captured the incident on their dash camera smartly drove away shortly the blaze started burning - which is where the video ends.