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Motorcycle fire damages downtown Shell station
• Rider spilled lots of gas on hot exhaust
Gas fire from dummy
Monday morning's fire at the downtown Ceres Shell station occurred when a motorcyclist carelessly spilled a large quantity of gasoline onto the hot exhaust pipe. - photo by Contributed to the Courier
A motorcyclist who had a mishap while refueling at the Shell station at Fourth Street and El Camino Avenue Monday morning escaped serious burns but significant damage was caused to the gas pumps and the overhead canopy.