*BREAKING NEWS* - Woman in petrol accident - *BREAKING NEWS*

a lot of people underestimate the dangers of petrol.. it's just an everyday thing. most don't use things such as jerry cans etc. so don't know the risks, and the government encouraging people to store petrol in jerry cans without giving safety warnings or instructions was stupid and irresponsible, they are to blame.

The risk isn't the jerry can it's the petrol, and it doesn't take a genius to work out that petrol is flammable, everybody knows not to smoke in a petrol court because it's flammable. I would rather the government didn't attach patronising safety warning to anything that might lead people to do themselves harm. By saying the government are to blame you are relieving the woman of any responsibility to keep herself safe. That's more dangerous than not telling her that petrol burns IMO.

If the same accident happened with the political backdrop surrounding it I doubt people would be so quick to label this poor woman stupid. That's someone's family member you're talking about there, show some compassion.

Anyone who blindly follows the advice of anyone else is a complete moron, as is anyone who keeps petrol in their kitchen.

the fact is there ARE stupid people in this country, there are plenty of people with no common sense, there are plenty of people who don't think before they do things, especially if the authorities tell them they should do something, they just assume it's safe. yes, everyone knows petrol is flammable, most people know you should not put anything near it like a naked flame or a cigarette, but how many would think it's possible for it to catch alight by just pouring it into different containers? i mean you pump it into your car every day. i didn't say people didn't KNOW the dangers of petrol, they underestimate them. the government knows all of this and should have thought before casually giving out dangerous advice.

it's not the governments fault if people do moronic things, but it is their fault if they encourage people to do moronic things (especially that could seem quite harmless to most people) and people do them.

You can blame the press for over exaggerating this supposed fuel strike and for again, taking the jerry can thing too far. It's disgusting how papers tell you how the public should react and how to think.

the fact is there ARE stupid people in this country, there are plenty of people with no common sense, there are plenty of people who don't think before they do things, especially if the authorities tell them they should do something, they just assume it's safe. yes, everyone knows petrol is flammable, most people know you should not put anything near it like a naked flame or a cigarette, but how many would think it's possible for it to catch alight by just pouring it into different containers? i mean you pump it into your car every day. i didn't say people didn't KNOW the dangers of petrol, they underestimate them. the government knows all of this and should have thought before casually giving out dangerous advice.

it's not the governments fault if people do moronic things, but it is their fault if they encourage people to do moronic things (especially that could seem quite harmless to most people) and people do them.

Yes because the authorities try to babysit everyone to the extent that they no longer think for themselves. The typical example is the 'this coffee is hot' labels on hot drinks.

Petrol doesn't catch alight 'just by pouring it into different containers'. It has to be ignited. If you understand what flammable means, then you should know not to do this in a kitchen. She probably knew but thought it would be alright anyway.

I like how some people on here are saying she deserved to be horribly and painfully burned. Sadistic or what...

You would think she would know the rules of the kitchen, i.e no flammable liquids around the cooker.

no, they should just not give out dangerous and stupid advice, especially when everyone is in panic mode. they should have forethought and enough intelligence (they ARE running this country) to see the consequences of their encouragements. people are stupid, petrol is dangerous, government tells general public to effectivly play with petrol by storing it at home in jerry cans. not a good combination.

a lot of people underestimate the dangers of petrol.. it's just an everyday thing. most don't use things such as jerry cans etc. so don't know the risks, and the government encouraging people to store petrol in jerry cans without giving safety warnings or instructions was stupid and irresponsible, they are to blame.