I know we have our share of Darwin Award winners but this *ichigan man takes the cake for this knuckle headed action. I will post pictures and video shortly. Thankfully, he was quick to grab an extinguisher and the clerk hit the kill switch so that no one was harmed.

"This charred fuel pump says it all. We are told his car was barely damaged from the flames. But his embarrassing mistake didn't stop the man from coming back the next day as a customer.

"He was sorry," Susan said. "He was sorry, he said he didn't know. It is just one of those things that happen - stupidity."

Adams said this serves as a reminder about being careful around gas pumps. Whether it is using a cell phone or static electricity, the smallest spark can cause a gas station fire."

Here is a link to the article:

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/24780872-story

Here is a YouTube with the news story and video.