Teresa Walker was alone at the shop inspecting an automobile when it blew up.
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The Gallatin Fire Department and Daviess County Ambulance were called to Walker’s 89 Pit Stop on Monday, July 1.
Teresa Walker was alone at the shop inspecting an automobile when it blew up.
“I went to start it to make the headlights come up, it went whoosh, and I had a big fire,” she said.
Teresa says the car was still in the shop when she called 911, but she managed to push it out the door into the alley. She then got a fire extinguisher and tried to put out the blaze.
Firefighters arrived and were concerned that Teresa might have been burned and called for an ambulance but she was not injured.
“They checked it out and cleaned me off. I was dirty, sweaty, but I was okay,” she said.
Teresa is not sure what caused the fire.
“I started it; it died. I tried starting it again and it went woof. It wasn’t real loud, not like dynamite, just a big whoosh.”
Bridgeman’s Wrecker towed the car. The car’s right side fender, hood and tire were burned and the windshield was busted. Teresa said: “Dave (Walker) got here before Bridgeman’s. He thought the motor might be saved. The car had new interior. It didn’t hurt the seats, but it hurt the dash.”
There was no damage to the building.
“It scared me to death,” said Teresa. “I’m glad we had 911. I would never have remembered the old 2-3-4-5 number I was so scared and excited. I almost forgot the 911 number, it happened so fast.”