Texaco off the Maypole roundabout has run out of diesel !

By jhedgened at 20:16 on 29/03/12

I see the first reported accident through storeing extra petrol. woman with 40% burns where she had petrol in her kitchen. Bet she has never kept extra petrol in her life, now scared for life thanks to the advice of some idiots in london.

By mikew1958 at 12:56 on 30/03/12
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According to the news reports, the casualty was decanting petrol from one container into another in the confined space of her kitchen, whilst the cooker was turned-on. The inevitable happened.

I feel for the casualty and her family, but it is too easy to blame "the idiots in London".

We've enough Health and Safety legislation as it is. If we wanted "the idiots in London" to be responsible for keeping us completely safe, they'd have to introduce more laws governing everything remotely hazardous, even the use of scissors.

People sometimes need to take responsibility for their own stupid actions and that regrettable incident with the petrol is a case in point....

By TGRWorzel at 18:38 on 30/03/12
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