A woman sustained burns on 60 per cent of her body when she
was engulfed by flames after using her handphone at a petrol station in Setapak
Indah this afternoon.
The woman, 25, was using her handphone while filling petrol
in the car when the accident occurred.
“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 handphone there, especially when filling up
petrol as it could trigger a fire.
However, these signs are often ignored.
Source -NST-
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