Vic: Service station destroyed after petrol spill ignites
23 Feb 2009 8:21 PM
Two women have been injured when a fire destroyed a service station in the Dandenong Ranges .. east of Melbourne.
The fire began when a jerry can of petrol spilled near a bowser at the service station on the Belgrave-Gembrook Road at Emerald about 6.30 this evening .. as bushfires raged just a few kilometres away.
The spilled petrol ignited and quickly spread to the main building.
One woman has been flown to The Alfred hospital with serious burns .. while a second woman has minor injuries.
Police are investigating how the spilled fuel caught fire.
