People are being warned to keep flames well away from petrol after a 19-year-old was badly burnt in South Auckland.
Firefighters and ambulance staff were called to Randwick Park in Manurewa just after 9.30 last night after reports of a fire in the park.
Fire Service shift manager Scott Osmond says a man had been quite legitimately siphoning petrol out of a car.
"Due to the fact it was dark, he decided to light a match or a cigarette lighter to help him see better, and unfortunately the results of petrol in the flame caused a fire," he says.
"Clearly the message is an open flame of any sort near any fuel like petrol is most dangerous and you shouldn't do it."
