WATCH: Woman saves 2 kids from car before it erupts in flames

The surveillance footage shows a woman save two children before a gas station fire completely engulfs two cars Watch video

FARMINGTON, CONN. -- Police have released dramatic surveillance footage that shows a woman, who was nearly hit by a toppling gas pump, pull two children to safety before the car erupts into flames. 

The accident occurred Monday just before 7 a.m. when 70-year-old man accelerated instead of braking and smashed into a pump, causing it to tip over, according to the Fox News.

The video shows the blaze completely engulf the two cars and damage the gas station, as well as other nearby cars. 

The woman who was pumping gas on the opposite side the pump was able to pull the two children to safety. 

No one was injured in the incident, which is still under investigation, the Hartford Courant reports. The man's name has not been released.

Craig McCarthy may be reached at CMcCarthy@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @createcraig. Find NJ.com on Facebook.     

WATCH: Woman saves 2 kids from car before it erupts in flames