Rhondda,South Wales - Police Investigaton begins as Man suffers 'severe' burns after catching fire at Rhondda petrol station

A man has been taken to hospital after catching fire at a petrol station in Pentre, Rhondda

• 3 APR 2016
• BY HUW SILK

Firefighters were forced to apply emergency medical care to the casualty

A man has suffered “severe” burns after catching fire on a petrol station forecourt in the Rhondda .

He is being treated in hospital after the incident in Pentre at about 10.20pm on Saturday evening.

Crews from Treorchy and Tonypandy attended the fire, at the service station in Llewellyn Street. A hosereel and a trauma pack were used.

The petrol station on Llewellyn Street, Pentre

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A spokeswoman for the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: “When we arrived the fire was out but we needed to cool him rapidly and then apply emergency medical care before he was transferred to hospital.

“We also helped preserve the scene for police investigation.”

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