A red Lamborghini Countach burst into flames at a Chevron station in Redwood City Thursday evening, very nearly causing a major fire as it spread to fuel pumps there. As the Mercury News reports via Battalion Chief Dan Abrams of the Redwood City Fire Department, someone who worked at the gas station had the wherewithal to hit an emergency switch that cut the gas flow to the pumps, preventing what could have been a huge disaster.

Rumor had it at the scene, the car was a rental.

The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. at the Chevron on the 700 block of Woodside Road, and the Merc reports that flames had already reached the overhang and fuel pumps by the time fire crews arrived.

NBC Bay Area tells us no one was injured, but the incident led to some traffic delays in the area, and the gas station sustained some damage.

This vintage Lamborghini model, of which only 2,049 were produced between 1974 and 1990, can be valued at upwards of $700,000 depending on the model and mileage, per Classic Driver.

Jalopnik notes that the car might have been a replica Countach, and not a real one. But they also quip, "The only serious harm to come out of this tragic situation is another account of Italian supercars dramatically combusting. Potentially dying a horrible firey death is just part of the fun, you know; it comes with the territory."

A quick search of exotic car rental operations in the Bay Area comes up with a few other Lambo models on offer, but no Countachs.

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