A man has been blown off his feet and injured by an exploding fish smoker north of Auckland.
The man, in his 50s, had been attempting to relight the smoker at Pt Wells, near Orewa, about 10am yesterday when the cooker exploded, Auckland Rescue Helicopters said.
The force threw him clear and burned his limbs.
A chopper crew flew him to him Middlemore Hospital in a moderate condition.
- NZN