Woman 'seriously ill' as petrol ignites

A woman who was badly burned when petrol ignited as she transferred it between containers in her kitchen has been named locally as Diane Hill from Acomb in York.

She was decanting petrol from one container to another when vapours ignited and set fire to her clothing.

It is thought she may have had the cooker on as she transferred the fuel from a petrol container to a glass jug.

She was taken to hospital with 40 per cent burns to her body where she is in a serious but stable condition.

The Fire Service said the woman was transferring fuel after her daughter had asked for some petrol.