Man ID’d In Crash That Set A Gas Pump On Fire

Anthony Thompson

Anthony Thompson

GASTONIA, N.C. – Gastonia Police have identified the man they say crashed into a gas pump and started a fire at a gas station in Gastonia on Monday.

Police have identified Anthony Dion Thompson as the driver.  The are are still trying to determine what caused him to run into a gas pump, igniting the fire.

The incident happened Monday afternoon at the Kingsway CITGO on Bessemer City Road.

Officials said the car backed into another car and then struck the gas pump.  The pump then burst into flames.  The fire heavily damaged one car and the gas pump, but there were no injuries.

Damage was at least $12,500, according to a police report.

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