Gas cylinder explodes in car boot
A man was rescued from his burning car after a leaking gas cylinder exploded in the boot of his car.
The man was in his car at around 5pm on 18th May in Stanley Park road in Wallington when he lit a cigarette, triggering an explosion that blew out all of the cards windows.
Two men who were in a truck carrying a skip, saw the incident and managed to pull the man from the burning vehicle after it crashed into a signpost.
Rob Cummings from Wallington fire station said: “I would say they have saved this mans life. The car was completely on fire when we arrived, and if he was trapped in the car no-one would have survived that.”
The driver of the car suffered burns to his face and was taken to St Helier hospital after being treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service.
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