Car explodes at a petrol station in Brazil leaving woman, 27, burned beyond recognition and vehicle completely destroyed

• Woman passenger killed instantly in ferocious blast in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
• Camera footage shows driver being flung across the forecourt to the ground
• He suffered serious injuries and is in intensive care after the terrifying blast
• WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

This is the shocking moment a car exploded as it was being filled up with compressed natural gas killing one woman and injuring three.

Security camera footage of the horrific incident at a petrol station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shows driver Jorge Siqueira de Souza, 45, chatting to a female passenger.

She has been identified as Erica de Lima Thiengo Siqueira, 27 - who was killed instantly in the ferocious blast which left her body burned beyond recognition. 

In the video a garage attendant in a long apron is seen moving away to another car on the opposite side of the supply tanks.

He leaves the gas lead in Mr de Souza's car to continue filling up - but without warning the vehicle combusts completely destroying it and causing extensive damage to the station's roof. 

Camera footage shows Mr De Souza being flung across the forecourt to the ground and lying on the floor motionless.

He suffered serious injuries and is in intensive care at the Alberto Torres State Hospital in the Sao Goncalo neighbourhood.

Two others caught up in the blast were released after receiving medical attention for minor injuries.

According to Rio de Janeiro fire department a build-up of pressure inside the vehicle's gas cylinder caused it to explode.

They said the woman should not have been in the vehicle at the time under laws which say CNG should only be supplied when all passengers and the driver are outside the car.

Local resident Talita Albertina, who heard the huge explosion, said: 'I was at a baby shower at my neighbour's around 9 to 9.30pm when I heard this massive noise.

'I thought it was very strange and thought it could be a road accident.

'Then my friend said it must have come from the petrol station.

'We ran to see what had happened and other people from a nearby pub came running too.

'When we arrived we found one guy on the floor covered in blood, it was a terrible sight. I couldn't look because I started to feel ill.

'There was another woman who was injured. My neighbour was also there. He was in the car behind and had head injuries. Luckily his injuries weren't that serious.

'The ambulance and fire engines arrived really quickly and my neighbour was attended to by paramedics.

'His wife was with him in the car. She wasn't injured but she was in a terrible state of shock.'

An investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident.1