{"id":105413,"date":"2025-03-14T11:26:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editionap.ca\/?p=105413"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:18:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T04:18:16","slug":"snowmobile-catches-fire-at-gas-pump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refletnews.ca\/en\/justice-faits-divers\/snowmobile-catches-fire-at-gas-pump\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowmobile catches fire at gas pump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A routine refueling stop turned dangerous when a snowmobile caught fire at the Petro Canada gas pump at the four-way stop in Embrun on Sunday, February 23. Witness Richard Quinn immediately acted, calmly extinguishing the flames with a fire extinguisher before the situation could escalate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders were called to the scene. Everyone at the site was reported to be safe, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(I) feel bad for the poor guy whose skidoo went up in flames, but thankful it was not worse than it was,\u201d commented Michell J.M. Lalond on their Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern Ontario Snowmobile Club declined to comment on the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The OPP urges snowmobilers to be cautious when fueling their hot machines, to not leave gas nozzles unattended, and to avoid using the nozzle hold open switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A routine refueling stop turned dangerous when a snowmobile caught fire at the Petro Canada gas pump at the four-way stop in Embrun on Sunday, February 23. Witness Richard Quinn immediately acted, calmly extinguishing the flames with a fire extinguisher before the situation could escalate. Emergency responders were called to the scene. 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