Moment hero police officer stops man setting himself on fire - halting horror explosion at Tesco petrol station

Hero officer tackles man with lighter and stops petrol station explosion

Sgt Thompson could be heard pleading with the man, asking him to come and talk to the officers.

9 Jul, 19:21

Moment hero police officer stops man setting himself on fire - halting horror explosion at Tesco petrol station

This is the moment a police sergeant prevented a potential disaster when he tackled a man threatening to set himself alight at a petrol station. Sgt Charlie Thompson confronted the individual, who had covered himself in fuel and was clutching a lighter just metres from the pumps, in Stratford-upon-Avon last October. He sprung into action at a Tesco forecourt, where the risk of a devastating explosion was described …

10 Jul, 03:32

Moment hero police officer stops man from setting himself on fire at Tesco petrol station after he doused himself in fuel

The man was just inches away from the pumps at the Tesco petrol station forecourt in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, running the risk of a 'catastrophic' explosion.

9 Jul, 13:41