Stranger Sets Woman Pumping Gas on Fire, Leaving Her with Serious Burns, Police Say
Police say Eleanor Crawford allegedly used a lighter to ignite gasoline, leaving a woman with second-degree burns and facing arson and attempted felony murder charges.
- On Thursday, Eleanor Crawford allegedly ignited gasoline at a Mobil Gas Station in Petersburg, setting a customer's Volvo SUV ablaze and causing serious injuries.
- The 41-year-old victim was refueling her vehicle at 101 40th Avenue North around 8 p.m. when Crawford intentionally set the fuel on fire with a lighter.
- Following the attack, the victim was transported to Tampa General Hospital suffering second-degree burns after her vehicle became engulfed in flames, according to SPPD.
- Petersburg Police Department officers arrested Crawford a few blocks from the scene shortly after the incident, according to official statements.
- Crawford currently faces charges of arson and attempted felony murder, though investigators have not yet determined a motive for the attack as the investigation continues.
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Stranger Allegedly Sets Woman and Her Car on Fire at Gas Station, Leaving Her With ‘Horrific Burns,’ Police Say
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Stranger sets Florida woman on fire at gas pump after she refuses to hand over cash
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Woman Badly Burned After Stranger Sets Gas Pump Ablaze At St. Petersburg Station
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 41-year-old woman suffered severe burns Thursday night after a stranger allegedly set her gas nozzle on fire while she was filling her car at a St. Petersburg gas station. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, the incident happened around 8 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the Mobil station located […] Woman Badly Burned After Stranger Sets Gas Pump Ablaze At St. Petersburg Station
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