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Woman burned as petrol ignites

A woman has been badly burned after petrol ignited as she transferred it between containers in her kitchen.

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PM: Heart goes out to burns woman

Prime Minister David Cameron said his heart went out to the woman who was burnt while transferring petrol between canisters in her kitchen.

Speaking at 10 Downing Street shortly after he chaired a meeting of the Government's Cobra emergency contingencies committee, Mr Cameron said:

This was absolutely a desperate incident and a terrible thing that has happened to this woman. My heart goes out to her and her family. Everything that can be done is being done to help her at this time.

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