This is the shocking moment a car caught fire with the driver inside after it exploded while re-fuelling.<br /> <br />CCTV footage shows the driver frantically trying to save his car that ignited after the explosion at the filling station in Palu City, central Sulawesi, Indonesia on September 11.<br /> <br />The staff holding the petrol gun backed off before rushing to grab a fire extinguisher to douse the car.<br /> <br />They ran after the vehicle wile it rolled towards the road because the driver left the handbrake off when he jumped out to avoid the flames.<br /> <br />Palu police public relations officer Kadek Aruna said: "The incident was not immediately reported to the police, but firefighters were deployed to the scene."<br /> <br />The firefighters checked the petrol station and certified it fit for operation on the same day.<br /> <br />However, the cause of the fire is still unknown because the driver had left to get his car repaired after the fire was out.<br /> <br />Officer Kadek Aruna said that they are now getting in touch with the driver for more information on the incident.
