PETROL IGNITES
MOTORIST BURNED OUTBREAK FROM ENGINE Severe burns to the neck, face and hands wer suffered by Mr. Israel Hymel Balkind, aged 35, a salesman, of Greymouth, when petrol from a motor car engine lie was working on ignited. Mr. Balkind was motoring from Christchurch to the West Coast on Saturday afternoon in company with two other men. A car which they were following stopped several times witli engine trouble, and finally Mr. Balkind left his car to assist them. He began to prime the carburettor of the other vehicle when a sudden issue of petrol spurted up and envelopen his clothes in flames. His companions smothered the outbreak, but his neck and face were badly burned. He displayed remarkable fortitude, driving his car a considerable distance back to Darfield, and after receiving medical attention there was taken to St. George's Hospital, Christchurch, where his condition is reported to be not serious.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19584, 16 March 1938, Page 14
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153PETROL IGNITES Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19584, 16 March 1938, Page 14
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