VIDEO: Fire erupts at the pump November 8, 2016 · by Ruan Schoeman · in Customer, Employees, Equipment, Fire, Forecourt, Videos. · Most fires on the forecourt start as a result of static electricity building up and then igniting fuel vapor at the pump: Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)