Woman burned as petrol ignites
A woman has been badly burned after petrol ignited as she transferred it between containers in her kitchen.
A woman has been badly burned after petrol ignited as she transferred it between containers in her kitchen.
We do not know the details of this tragic incident which will be of concern to everyone in the fire service. Any firefighter hearing what happened will be deeply concerned for the woman involved and her family. What this incident shows are the dangers of handling petrol, especially in the home... The Government needs to issue urgent professionally-based advice to warn the public before we have another incident, perhaps with far worse consequences. It is important we're taking every step to ensure there are no other incidents of this kind.
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