Emergency services attended a car explosion in Whirinaki. Photo / Bay of Plenty Times
A Far North man has been badly burnt after an explosion in an abandoned car.
Emergency services were called to Whirinaki, South Hokianga, at 3pm on Tuesday when an abandoned car exploded near State Highway 12.
Police say a 26-year-old Whirinaki man was thrown from the vehicle by the force
of the explosion, which left him with serious burns to his upper body.
He had also suffered internal burns from inhaling burning gases.
He was taken first to Rawene Hospital, then transferred by air to the burns unit at Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland.
