Even though bystanders helped put out the flames, a man died from his burn injuries after apparently smoking a cigarette while putting gas in his vehicle.

The fatal accident happened Sunday afternoon at a Riverdale Park Shell station at East West Highway and Kenilworth Avenue.

Witnesses say the man ran from the pump to the station’s garage for help, where workers and customers helped put out the flames.

“His arms were burning, his whole body was burning, and the flames were all over his face,” Mian Wasim, service manager at the station, told WJLA TV.

Wasim said he grabbed a heavy work jacket and wrapped it around the victim’s face to put out the fire.

The victim was taken to an area hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

Prince George’s County Fire Department officials said that while pumping gas, the victim’s cigarette ignited gasoline fumes and himself. The older man’s name has not yet been released by authorities, pending the notification of family members.