A gas pump in Spring Valley exploded yesterday after being hit by truck.

The owner of the Mobil Exxon station on Route 59 in Spring Valley says the driver of a Coca-Cola truck accidentally backed into the pump setting off a huge fireball.

The owner was able to reduce the damage by quickly getting to the emergency shut-off switch. “I was running like crazy when I saw it…the first thing that comes to your mind is that you don’t want a disaster,” says owner Ayman Jallad.

The gas station is now shut down while the owner evaluates the damage. Jallad says it could be weeks before the station is able to reopen.

(YWN Monsey Newsroom)