Very stupid thing to do!
Last week the pilot and the owner of the chopper sitting beside him actually landed at a Shell petrol (gas) station on the Riga limits to get fuel.
After getting tanked up, don't ask me how they got the rotors, so close to the hose, they decided to leave. The pilot, a veteran of HIND helicopters, took off and everything seemed to be all right until he hit the high-power lines. The helicopter sizzled and both occupants lost their lives. It was a Rotor Way Exec 162F.
My question is if there is any precedent at landing at a gas station for a helicopter to fill up?
Here in Latvia the police have not charged the dead pilot and the Civil Aviation Authority would rather the whole thing went away.