From Valleynewslive · · 1m 10s
A stranger, a lighter, and a gas pump
A Florida woman was pumping gas when a woman she had never met walked up and set the fuel alight.
In brief
A Florida woman was pumping gas when a woman she had never met walked up and set the fuel alight. Police say the attacker and the victim were strangers, and no motive has been found yet. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
A routine stop turns
Around 8 p.m. Thursday, a 41-year-old woman was filling her Volvo SUV at a Mobil station in St. Petersburg, Florida. A stranger walked toward her.
A lighter at the pump
Police say 41-year-old Eleanor Crawford approached the victim and used a lighter to ignite the gasoline as it flowed into the SUV.
Second-degree burns
The victim was seriously hurt with second-degree burns and was taken to the hospital.
The pump caught too
Flames engulfed her SUV and the gas pump itself, according to St. Petersburg police.
Arrested blocks away
Officers picked up Crawford a couple of blocks from the station. Court records show charges of attempted murder and arson, with bond set at $350,000.
No motive, no connection
Police say Crawford did not know the woman she is accused of burning. Investigators have not determined why it happened.
At a glance
Police say the attacker and the victim were strangers, and no motive has been found yet.
