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A motorist was badly burned when a leaking LPG cylinder beside him on the front seat exploded as he lit a cigarette.
Ray Miles was able to scramble out moments before the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
The 23-year-old salesman from New Plymouth was first taken to Taranaki Base Hospital, then to Waikato Hospital's burns unit on Saturday.
He was today reported to be in a stable condition.
The explosion happened just after midnight Friday at a New Plymouth carpark.
- NZPA
