Tampa's Fox13 News Interviews Florida Attorney Ben Whitman After Circle K Fire Kills Woman

While standing outside of her vehicle pumping gas, another customer’s vehicle made contact with the fuel dispenser. The impact forced the dispenser system to fold over, trapping Ms. Caballes against her vehicle. Terrified and desperate to save their mother, her children attempted to get the attention of the Circle K employees while also fighting to free her. The incident turned deadly as the dispenser pumping fuel from the station’s underground tanks continued to supply fuel which ignited into a roaring fire, burning Ms. Caballes to death.
Following their devastating loss, the victim’s family retained partner Ben J. Whitman of the catastrophic injury powerhouse Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather & Littky-Rubin to investigate the cause of this incident.
During the inspection, Whitman discovered that each fuel dispenser at the station is equipped with a shear valve, a fire suppression device designed to stop all fuel flow in the event the pump is damaged or struck by a vehicle. The fact that a fire started and continued to spread is clear evidence that the shear valve did not work as intended.
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