Photos: Woman engulfed by flames as she was using mobile phone while filling up her car at petrol station
A young woman sustained
burns on 60% of her body when she was engulfed by flames as she was using her
phone while filling petrol in the car at a petrol station in Setapak Indah,
Kualar Lumpur, Malaysia today, June 28.
"A
spark ignited from the pump and triggered a reaction with her handphone,"
said Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department operations chief Samsol Maarif
Saibani.
Firemen were alerted to
the incident at 1.25pm and deployed five personnel from the Wangsa Maju
Fire and Rescue Department.
Numerous signs are
posted at petrol stations warning customers against using their phone there,
especially when filling up petrol as it could trigger a fire. However, these
signs are often ignored.
Source: NST
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