Wawa Parking Lot Crash Leads to Gas Pump Fire in Wall, NJ

WALL — It was a scary few minutes at a Monmouth County Wawa when a plumbing truck caught fire while fueling up following a parking lot crash on Tuesday afternoon.

Wall police said an 80-year-old South River man crashed his 2017 Toyota Camry into a Toyota Highlander around 1:15 p.m. in the parking of the Wawa on Route 34 near the traffic circle.

The man kept going into a gas pump under the canopy, causing it to fall on top of an unoccupied 2018 Ram ProMaster work van and spark a fire.

Truck after a fire at Wawa on Route 34 in Wall 3/1/22 (Jersey Shore Fire Response)

The store was evacuated and traffic detoured away from the store while the fire was extinguished, according to Wall police.

A photo shows the charred remains of the truck parked at a pump. Thick black smoke filled the air during the fire, which darkened the white sign above the pump.